Flaking

Noun

a small, flat, thin piece, esp. one that has been or become detached from a larger piece or mass

flakes of old paint.

any small piece or mass

a flake of snow.

a stratum or layer.

Slang . an eccentric person; screwball.

Slang . cocaine.

a usually broad, often irregular piece of stone struck from a larger core and sometimes retouched to form a flake tool.

Verb (used without object)

to peel off or separate in flakes.

to fall in flakes, as snow.

Verb (used with object)

to remove in flakes.

to break flakes or chips from; break into flakes

to flake fish for a casserole.

to cover with or as if with flakes.

to form into flakes.