ppl. a. [f. FLAKE v.1 + -ING2.] That flakes, in various senses of the vb.
1836. Lytton, Athens (1837), II. 561.
| Each presses each—and the lash rings—and load | |
| Snort the wild steeds, and from their fiery breath, | |
| Along their manes and down the circling wheels, | |
| Scatter the flaking foam. |
1870. Hooker, Stud. Flora, 115. Potentilla fruticosa … bark flaking.
