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flaking out

flaking out is the present participle and gerund of flake out.

Meaning of flake out

Verb

flake out (third-person singular simple present flakes out, present participle flaking out, simple past and past participle flaked out)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down.
  2. (informal, intransitive) To flake or be flaky: to prove unreliable; to abandon or desert someone.
    • John said he could drive me to the airport, but then he flaked out on me, and I had to call a cab at the last minute.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To crack up or break down; to have a mental episode; to behave eccentrically.

Questions about flaking out

What is flaking out the present participle and gerund of?
Flaking out is the present participle and gerund of flake out.

Words near flaking out in the dictionary

  1. flakiness
  2. flakinesses
  3. flaking
  4. flaking down
  5. flaking off
  6. flaking out
  7. flakings
  8. flakka
  9. flaks
  10. flaky
  11. flaky pastries

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