A piece of flaked material.
Used in a Sentence
flaking
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for flaking.
Editorial note
So, when they say the red ink is flaking off, it's actually a red lead flaking.
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Quick take
A piece of flaked material.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of flaking gathered in one view.
Breaking or tending to break into flakes.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for flaking.
noun
A piece of flaked material.
adjective
Breaking or tending to break into flakes.
Example sentences
So, when they say the red ink is flaking off, it's actually a red lead flaking.
It's light blue, but in some places the paint is flaking and many other colours show through.
Internet privileges are removed by parents because they see their kids flaking off and not getting stuff done.
Normally, earwax is secreted in the outer third of the ear and slowly travels outwards before flaking out.
People saying they'll meet you to buy the item and then being an hour late or just completely flaking.
The Evaporative Cooling Effect is definitely real and caused a lot of flaking from that service.
Not having the risk of suddenly dealing with some owner flaking on me would alone make picking a hotel worth it.
The question of whether certain tools/techniques such as fire and stone flaking have a single origin or were repeatedly rediscovered is quite interesting.
I wanted this because I had a minor moment of panic when my iPhone started flaking out on me.
The earpads will go and start flaking (for me after 5 years).
I don't dread social the interactions; I dread the inevitable flaking that everyone's going to do at the last second.
More specifically losing Office - if Windows on ARM keeps flaking can they rely on a first class Office build for the foreseeable future on ARM?
Quote examples
>when one of the guys always flakes out when the clock hits 17 Doing your job is not "flaking out".
Networking, referrals, not flaking, charging "what you're worth", making happy customers.
I haven't left my day job, but I've definitely struggled with the same thoughts about whether I was "flaking out" by not leaving a stable but non-challenging job.
The NPV of choosing a riskier path with later reward is thus lower than the stable, short term higher returns of stability, and the cost of "flaking" (the likelihood of you choosing not to do business with them ever again if you get to a position of such success that you can afford it) very low, especially if you are not currently in a position of success.
Proper noun examples
Flaking out then staying up late to finish your work..
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use flaking in a sentence?
So, when they say the red ink is flaking off, it's actually a red lead flaking.
What does flaking mean?
A piece of flaked material.
What part of speech is flaking?
flaking is commonly used as noun, adjective.