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fleaking

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

In a thatched building: a light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable

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2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of fleak (synonym of flaking).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of fleak (synonym of flecking).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

See fleak.