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- Dictionarycrumbling/ˈkrʌmblɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration: "their crumbling ancestral home"
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to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces: She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers. The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to crumble. [ I ] to become weaker in strength or influence: Support for the government is crumbling. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tearing and breaking into pieces.
to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces: She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers. The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to crumble. [ I ] to become weaker in strength or influence: Support for the government is crumbling. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tearing and breaking into pieces.
noun. 1. : something crumbled : fine debris. 2. : crisp sense 2. Synonyms. Verb. atrophy. decay. decline.
1. To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate: The ancient castle had crumbled to ruins. 2. To give way; collapse: an ego that crumbles under pressure. n. 1. A baked dessert of fruit topped with a crumbly pastry mixture: cherry crumble. 2. The crumbly mixture on top of such a dessert.
to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces: She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers. The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to crumble. [ I ] to become weaker in strength or influence: Support for the government is crumbling. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tearing and breaking into pieces.
Synonyms for CRUMBLING: disintegration, dissolution, decay, decomposition, rot, breakdown, putrefaction, spoilage; Antonyms of CRUMBLING: growth, maturation, ripening, improving, ameliorating, upgrading, strengthening, bettering.
May 20, 2024 · crumble. (krʌmbəl ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense crumbles , present participle crumbling , past tense, past participle crumbled. 1. verb. If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments. [VERB] Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl.
break or fall apart into fragments. “The cookies crumbled ” “The Sphinx is crumbling ” synonyms: fall apart. see more. verb. fall apart. “the building crumbled after the explosion” synonyms: break down, collapse, crumple, tumble. see more. verb. fall into decay or ruin. synonyms: decay, dilapidate. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈkrʌmbəl/ UK.
crum•ble /ˈkrʌmbəl/ v., -bled, -bling. to (cause to) break into small fragments: [ no object] The ancient paper crumbled in his hands. [ ~ + object] I crumbled the dried leaves in my fingers. [ no object] to disintegrate gradually; collapse; lose strength: The ancient empire was crumbling from within. crum•bly, adj., -bli•er, -bli•est.
Jun 16, 2024 · crumbling. That crumbles; breaking into small pieces or particles. (figuratively) In a state of decline.
