flaked; flaking
1
: to separate into flakes
also
: to peel in flakes
2
or flake out informal
: to fail or neglect to do or participate in something previously scheduled, agreed upon, or assigned
He'd disappear, then text, disappear, and then text again. So it's not particularly surprising that when we finally made plans to meet he flaked without a word.—
Kerensa Cadenas
Kerensa CadenasMy brother isn't the type to flake out without warning.—D. Morgan Ballmer
—often used with onD. Morgan BallmerFlake on your friends too often and pretty soon your only friends will be Dharma and Greg.—Colleen Rush
Colleen RushLet's get him to sign his name to that before he flakes out on you!—Rhoda Janzen
Rhoda Janzen
: a stage, platform, or tray for drying fish or produce
Examples of flake in a Sentence
Noun (1)
sprinkle the cake with coconut flakes
Verb
Bake the fish until it flakes easily when tested with a fork.
Noun (3)
the lady with all those cats is sweet, but kind of a flake
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
How to Take Chlorella and Spirulina Chlorella and spirulina are mainly sold as powder, tablets, extracts, capsules, or flakes.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
John K. Murray, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
Those telecasters had an amazing sound (guitar legend James Burton played a Red Paisley with Elvis who absolutely loved it), but the finish on those guitars didn’t hold up for very long and ending up chipping and flaking.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Noun
Ask the Builder: Why your exterior paint peels and flakes.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
How to Take Chlorella and Spirulina Chlorella and spirulina are mainly sold as powder, tablets, extracts, capsules, or flakes.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
Verb
An iconic example of this is the hand ax, which is a core that’s been flaked into a teardrop shape.
—John K. Murray, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
Those telecasters had an amazing sound (guitar legend James Burton played a Red Paisley with Elvis who absolutely loved it), but the finish on those guitars didn’t hold up for very long and ending up chipping and flaking.
—Pam Windsor, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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“Flake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flake. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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