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   Crum·ble

   /ˈkrəmb(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. break or fall apart into small fragments, especially over a period of time as part of a process of deterioration: "the plaster started to crumble" Similar disintegratefall downfall to piecesfall apartcollapsebreak down/uptumble downfragmentdecayfall into decaydeterioratedegeneratego to rack and ruindecomposerotrot awaycome apart at the seamsmolderperishcome to dust
   • ▪ cause (something) to break apart into small fragments: "the easiest way to crumble blue cheese" Similar crushgrindbreak uppulverizepoundpowdergranulatefragmenttechnical:trituratecomminutearchaic:levigatebraypowderize
   • ▪ (of an organization, relationship, or structure) disintegrate gradually over a period of time: "the party's fragile unity began to crumble"

   noun

   • 1. a mixture of flour and butter that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit: British "sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb"
   • ▪ a dessert made with crumble and a particular fruit: British "rhubarb crumble"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to crumb.

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   What does crumble mean?

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   What is a synonym for crumbling?

   • crum′bling•ness, n. 1. mash, shatter. 2. disintegrate. Synonyms: break up, break apart, break, break, pulverize, more... Collocations: crumble [recipes, ingredients, toppings], [apple, banana, blackberry, fruit] crumble, [make, bake, eat] [apple] crumble, more...

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   What does it mean if a building is crumbling?

   • [intransitive] if a building or piece of land is crumbling, parts of it are breaking off The cliff is gradually crumbling away. They live in a crumbling old mansion. [intransitive] to begin to fail or get weaker or to come to an end crumble away All his hopes began to crumble away. crumble into/to something The empire finally crumbled into dust.

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   How do you use crumbled in a sentence?

   • Crumble the cookies into small bits. The recipe calls for the herbs to be crumbled. The arch had crumbled [= disintegrated] under the weight of all those stones. She was extremely depressed after her marriage crumbled.

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   crum•ble (krum′ bəl), v., -bled, -bling, n. v.t. to break into small fragments or crumbs. v.i. to fall into small pieces; break or part into small fragments. to decay or disintegrate gradually: The ancient walls had crumbled. n. a crumbly or crumbled substance.

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   The meaning of CRUMBLE is to break into small pieces. How to use crumble in a sentence.

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   • that's the way the cookie crumbles

   3 ENTRIES FOUND:

   1 crumble /ˈkrʌmbəl/ verb

   crumbles; crumbled; crumbling

   1 crumble

   /ˈkrʌmbəl/

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   crumbles [plural] US : small pieces of something that has been crumbled

   •crumbles of blue cheese

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   [count, noncount] chiefly British : 2crisp 2

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   What does the verb crumble mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb crumble. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.