Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flaking

/ˈfleɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
flak-ing
IPA
/ˈfleɪkɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Breaking or tending to break into flakes.

verb

present participle and gerund of flake

noun

A piece of flaked material.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

flakings (plural)

Derived Forms

antiflaking nonflaking

Rhymes With

making taking breaking shaking waking baking faking braking aching mistaking raking staking

Questions

How do you pronounce flaking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfleɪkɪŋ/.
What does flaking mean?
Breaking or tending to break into flakes.

How to pronounce flaking

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