noun as in strong fondness

Word Combinations

Example:The metal flakings from the old boiler had contaminated the oil.

Definition:A thin, flaky piece or sheet of a substance.

From flake

Example:He painted over the old, peeling paint flaking off the walls of the barn.

Definition:The process of paint peeling or flaking off a surface, often due to old age, exposure, or improper application.

From paint flaking

Example:The heat caused surface flaking in the metal casting.

Definition:The act or process of material detaching as thin flakes or sheets from a surface.

From surface flaking

Example:As the project aged, pieces of the metal began to flake off.

Definition:To peel off in thin, flaky pieces, especially from a surface.

From flake off