The meaning of FLAKE is a small loose mass or bit. How to use flake in a sentence.

FLAKE definition: 1. a small, thin piece of something, especially if it has come from a surface covered with a layer…. Learn more.

A flake is a small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece. ...flakes of paint. Large flakes of snow began swiftly to fall. ...oat flakes.

To act in an odd or eccentric manner: Don't embarrass me by flaking out in front of my friends!

Nov 6, 2025 · Former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said he believes the Republican Party is beginning to move away from President Trump, citing pockets of dissent within the party and the recent …

Definition of flake noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A relatively thin, sharp-edged stone fragment removed from a core or from another flake by striking or prying, serving as a tool or blade itself or as a blank for making other tools.

v.i. to peel off or separate in flakes. to fall in flakes, as snow. v.t. 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 …

Sep 22, 2025 · flake (third-person singular simple present flakes, present participle flaking, simple past and past participle flaked) The paint flaked off after only a year. (colloquial) To prove …

Synonyms for FLAKE: chip, sliver, splinter, fragment, shard, splint, sheet, spall; Antonyms of FLAKE: slab, lump, chunk, hunk, sheep, follower, conformer, conformist