flake away

flake away (from something)

[for bits of something] to break away from the whole gradually or from natural causes. Bits of stone flaked away from the surface of the statue year after year. Bits of the steps flaked away from years of constant use.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Masozi	-	Southern African, Tumbuka
Ngaire	NGIE-re	Maori
Anne	[æn]
Renata	re-NAH-tah (Italian, Spanish, German, Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Chae-Won	chay-won	Korean
Bryan	BRIE-ən	English