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Rareflaked
The correct spelling is flaked.
How to pronounce flaked
verb
IPA: /fleɪkt/
Say it like: Fla-ked
The correct spelling is flaked. To break or chip off in a flake. For example: "The paint flaked off after only a year."
Usage Examples
“The paint flaked off after only a year.”
“He said he'd come and help, but he flaked.”
“The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To break or chip off in a flake.
- 2.To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.
- 3.To store an item such as rope or sail in layers
- 4.To hit (another person).
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