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Shaking vs Flaking - What's the difference?

shaking | flaking |

As verbs the difference between shaking and flaking

is that shaking is while flaking is .

As nouns the difference between shaking and flaking

is that shaking is a movement that shakes while flaking is a piece of flaked material.

As an adjective flaking is

breaking or tending to break into flakes.

shaking

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A movement that shakes.
  • flaking

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Breaking or tending to break into flakes.
  • All the flaking paint had to be scraped off before repainting; fortunately, it came off easily.

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of flaked material.
  • * 1916 , Allen Jesse Reynolds, ?Wilson Straley, The Archaeological Bulletin (volumes 7-9, page 3)
  • In a cornfield on one side flakings of flint are numerous.