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crumble
[ kruhm-buhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to break into small fragments or crumbs.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- to fall into small pieces; break or part into small fragments.
Synonyms:
- to decay or disintegrate gradually:
The ancient walls had crumbled.
noun
- a crumbly or crumbled substance.
- crumbles, bits of crisp bacon, bread, etc., added to other foods, especially as a topping.
- British Dialect. crumb; particle; fragment.
crumble
/ ˈʌə /
verb
- to break or be broken into crumbs or fragments
- intr to fall apart or away
his resolution crumbled
noun
- a baked pudding consisting of a crumbly mixture of flour, fat, and sugar over stewed fruit
apple crumble
Other Word Forms
- ܳbԲ·Ա noun
- -ܳb adjective
- ܲ·ܳb adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of crumble1
Idioms and Phrases
see that's how the ball bounces (cookie crumbles) .Example Sentences
They crumbled up spent blocks of mushroom spawn to further aid in breaking down the toxins.
Two of the participants lay hand-in-hand in ecstatic communion, while a third sat rigid and apart, his detachment crumbling into barely contained fury.
The pitching staff began to crumble beneath a lack of reliable depth.
Staged in a crumbling gothic opera house, the two-hour show depicted the star's inner angels and demons wrestling for her soul.
Freeman grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning Sunday but he hasn’t been on the field much and the Dodger offense has crumbled without his cornerstone.
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