Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The occurrence of streaks or spots of white, or lighter color, in organisms that are not usually white.
- noun The operation of making flints, as for gun-locks, by striking off flakes from a mass of flint. See the extract.
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- adjective Breaking or tending to break into flakes.
- verb Present participle of
flake .
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Examples
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All I remember about the series is some creepy skin flaking and peeling human form aliens.
2009 January 2009
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All I remember about the series is some creepy skin flaking and peeling human form aliens.
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There would probably be substantial cracking and flaking which is difficult and expensive to fix.
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Nothing will get you marked DNU (do not use) faster than what they call "flaking" on a shop.
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Watch closely for signs of infection such as flaking that looks like dandruff, white patchy scaling, itching, hair thinning or loss, and small pus-filled bumps, especially when your child has come in contact with another infected child.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Watch closely for signs of infection such as flaking that looks like dandruff, white patchy scaling, itching, hair thinning or loss, and small pus-filled bumps, especially when your child has come in contact with another infected child.
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Watch closely for signs of infection, such as flaking that looks like itching, hair thinning or loss, and small pus-filled bumps, especially when your child has come in contact with another infected child.
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Watch closely for signs of infection such as flaking that looks like dandruff, white patchy scaling, itching, hair thinning or loss, and small pus-filled bumps, especially when your child has come in contact with another infected child.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Watch closely for signs of infection, such as flaking that looks like itching, hair thinning or loss, and small pus-filled bumps, especially when your child has come in contact with another infected child.
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Watch closely for signs of infection such as flaking that looks like dandruff, white patchy scaling, itching, hair thinning or loss, and small pus-filled bumps, especially when your child has come in contact with another infected child.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
GHibbs commented on the word flaking
My adjectival use: 'You need to remove the flaking paint first.'
August 22, 2011