flaking

1. To break or chip off in a flake.

   The paint flaked off after only a year.

2. To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.

   He said he'd come and help, but he flaked.

3. To store an item such as rope or sail in layers

   The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment.

4. To hit (another person).

noun

A piece of flaked material.

1. Breaking or tending to break into flakes.

   All the flaking paint had to be scraped off before repainting; fortunately, it came off easily.