"flaking" meaning in English

See flaking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfleɪkɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flaking (not comparable)
  1. Breaking or tending to break into flakes. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-flaking-en-adj-VRTJZo62

Noun

IPA: /ˈfleɪkɪŋ/ Forms: flakings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} flaking (plural flakings)
  1. A piece of flaked material. Derived forms: antiflaking, nonflaking
    Sense id: en-flaking-en-noun-jjTG0XPI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 59 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 71 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 78 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈfleɪkɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flaking
  1. present participle and gerund of flake Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: flake
    Sense id: en-flaking-en-verb-YcaknmI4

Inflected forms

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