flake off

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flake off

verb flakes off · flaking off · flaked off

ambitransitive To (cause to) come off in flakes. The apartment felt damp, and the paint on the walls was beginning to flake off.

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@misc{flake_off_2026,
  title = {flake off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flake%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}