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View usage for: (krʌmbəl) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense crumbles, present participle crumbling, past tense, past participle crumbled1. verbIf 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. [VERB noun] Synonyms: crush, fragment, crumb, pulverize More Synonyms of crumble 2. verbIf an old building or piece of land is crumbling, parts of it keep breaking off. The high- and low-rise apartment blocks built in the 1960s are crumbling. [VERB] The cliffs were estimated to be crumbling into the sea at the rate of 10ft an hour. [VERB preposition/adverb] Crumble away means the same as crumble. Britain's coastline stretches 4000 kilometres and much of it is crumbling away. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. verbIf something such as a system, relationship, or hope crumbles, it comes to an end. Their economy crumbled under the weight of sanctions. [VERB] Twitter was rife with rumours about the regime crumbling. [VERB] It only takes a minute for the football hopes of an entire country to crumble. [VERB] Synonyms: collapse, break down, deteriorate, decay More Synonyms of crumble Crumble away means the same as crumble. Opposition more or less crumbled away. [VERB PARTICLE] 4. verbIf someone crumbles, they stop resisting or trying to win, or become unable to cope. Brighton have too many experienced players to crumble just because we are in town. [VERB] He is a skilled and ruthless leader who isn't likely to crumble under pressure. [VERB] 5. variable noun [usually noun NOUN]A crumble is a baked pudding made from fruit covered with a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar. [British] ...apple crumble. Phrasal verbs: See crumble away More Synonyms of crumble crumble in British English (ˈkrʌmbəl) verb1. to break or be broken into crumbs or fragments 2. (intransitive) to fall apart or away his resolution crumbled noun3. British a baked pudding consisting of a crumbly mixture of flour, fat, and sugar over stewed fruit apple crumble Word origin C16: variant of crimble, of Germanic origin; compare Low German krömeln, Dutch kruimelencrumble in American English (ˈkrʌmbəl) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcrumbled or ˈcrumbling1. to break into crumbs or small pieces verb intransitive2. to fall to pieces; disintegrate noun3. Rare a crumb or crumbling substance Word origin freq. of crumb Examples of 'crumble' in a sentencecrumble In other languagescrumble British English: crumble 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. - American English: crumble
- Brazilian Portuguese: esfarelar
- Chinese: 崩塌
- European Spanish: desmoronarse
- French: émietter
- German: zerbröckeln
- Italian: sbriciolare
- Japanese: ぼろぼろと崩れる
- Korean: 부서지다
- European Portuguese: esfarelar
- Latin American Spanish: desmoronarse
Chinese translation of 'crumble' vi - [plaster, earth etc]
破碎 (pòsuì) - [building, cliff etc] (also crumble away)
碎裂 (suìliè) - [system, relationship, hope]
崩溃(潰) (bēngkuì)
vt - [bread, biscuit etc]
弄碎 (nòngsuì)
Definition to fall apart or decay Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments.The chalk cliffs are crumbling. Synonyms collapse break up deteriorate degeneratetumble down go to pieces come to dust Definition to break into crumbs or fragments Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl. Definition to fall apart or decay Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions. Synonyms go to pieces go to rack and ruin Additional synonymsTheir partnership broke down after too many disagreements. Synonyms fail, collapse, fall through, be unsuccessful, come unstuck, run aground, come to grief, come a cropper (informal), turn out badly Definition to rot or cause to rot The dead leaves slowly decayed. Synonyms rot, break down, disintegrate, spoil, crumble, deteriorate, perish, degenerate, fester, decompose, mortify, moulder, go bad, putrefy (formal) Definition to decline gradually in health, prosperity, or quality The work ethic in this country has decayed over the past 30 years. Synonyms decline, sink, break down, diminish, dissolve, crumble, deteriorate, fall off, dwindle, lessen, wane, disintegrate, degenerate |