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单词 crumbling
释义

crumble

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verb

crum·​ble ˈkrəm-bəl How to pronounce crumble (audio)
crumbled; crumbling ˈkrəm-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce crumble (audio)

transitive verb

: to break into small pieces

intransitive verb

1
: to fall into small pieces : disintegrate
2
: to break down completely : collapse
marriages crumble

crumble

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noun

1
: something crumbled : fine debris
2
: crisp sense 2

Synonyms

Verb

  • atrophy
  • decay
  • decline
  • degenerate
  • descend
  • deteriorate
  • devolve
  • ebb
  • regress
  • retrograde
  • rot
  • sink
  • worsen
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Example Sentences

Verb Crumble the cookies into small bits. The recipe calls for the herbs to be crumbled. bones so old they had crumbled to dust She was extremely depressed after her marriage crumbled.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Then the music stopped – the Fed announced a shift in policy to respond to inflation and all of a sudden the enthusiastic valuations and forward projections started to crumble. Steven Dudash, Forbes, 9 June 2022 On Wednesday, some of his support began to crumble, with former US representative Joseph P. Kennedy III withdrawing his endorsement in the morning, followed by the Iron Workers Local 7, and Boston City Council President Ed Flynn. Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 This narrative began to crumble when the police released a statement that the gunman, Tetsuya Yamagami, a forty-one-year-old Nara resident, professed no issues with Abe’s politics. Hiroko Yoda, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022 Many Conservatives have expressed anger that Johnson chose to cling to power for so long rather than stepping aside when his support began to crumble. Cassie Werber, Quartz, 7 July 2022 Or try the pyromaniac method of browning your topping: crumble it directly onto the cooked fruit, then use a pair of tongs to pick up a medium-sized ember and hold it an inch or two above your cobbler to brown the topping. Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2020 If a Chinese quarantine squeezed world supplies of semiconductors, support for Taiwan in Europe and other advanced economies could crumble, raising the stakes for the U.S., the Rand paper said. Charles Hutzler, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 Toxic teams crumble and disintegrate under the weight of even a whisper. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 June 2022 The shockwaves tore through the city, flipping cars, shattering glass and causing some homes to crumble. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 1 Aug. 2022
Noun
The leaning tower of salad is structured to ensure that each leaf of lettuce is adequately draped in dressing, every bite has a bit of bacon and each forkful an extra crumble of cheese, an onion petal and maybe a nut. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Heads up that my crumble, in a glass baking pan, took just about 30 minutes to cook through. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 5 Aug. 2022 To take it to the next level, top it in a crumble of shortbread cookies. Kelsey Ogletree, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022 The Oreo Dirt Pie blizzard is made with Oreo cookie pieces, gummy worms and fudge crumble all blended in soft serve ice cream. Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022 Saute with butter and fresh herbs for 5 minutes or so to create a crumble to top Fish with Crispy Bread Crumbs, Spinach, and Onions. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2022 When guests visit, his parents boil an egg and serve it to the practical stranger or obnoxious neighbor while their own children watch from behind the door frame, imagining the burst of yolk amid the soft white crumble. Yuxi Lin, Longreads, 25 Mar. 2019 Bake until the edges are bubbling and the crumble is golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022 Customers have three salad choices, including a Summer Salad ($14) that is a mix of greens topped with a crumble of feta cheese and lightly coated with a lemon vinaigrette. Elgin Nelson, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

alteration of Middle English kremelen, frequentative of Old English gecrymian to crumble, from cruma

First Known Use

Verb

1547, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

crumble

verb

crum·​ble ˈkrəm-bəl How to pronounce crumble (audio)
crumbled; crumbling
1
: to break into small pieces
crumble bread
2
: to fall to pieces : fall into ruin
Any moment these walls may crumble upon us … Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

crumbling 1 of 2

noun

as in disintegration

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • disintegration
  • decay
  • rot
  • dissolution
  • decomposition
  • festering
  • putrefaction
  • breakdown
  • spoilage
  • putrescence
  • moldering
  • corruption
  • souring
  • fermentation
  • curdling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • growth
  • maturation
  • ripening

crumbling

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verb

present participle of crumble
as in deteriorating
to become worse or of less value the stock of the energy company crumbled after the revelations of fraud and mismanagement

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • deteriorating
  • worsening
  • declining
  • descending
  • decaying
  • rotting
  • degenerating
  • sinking
  • diminishing
  • disintegrating
  • ebbing
  • weakening
  • devolving
  • atrophying
  • regressing
  • sagging
  • falling
  • dwindling
  • retrograding
  • decomposing
  • dilapidating
  • receding
  • moldering
  • waning
  • running to seed
  • slipping
  • souring
  • degrading
  • putrefying
  • undermining
  • downsizing
  • going to pot
  • reducing
  • going to seed
  • corrupting
  • languishing
  • debilitating
  • drooping
  • lagging
  • spoiling
  • wilting
  • failing
  • abating
  • lessening
  • lowering
  • flagging
  • running down
  • breaking down
  • de-escalating
  • wasting (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • improving
  • upgrading
  • strengthening
  • ameliorating
  • meliorating
  • intensifying
  • fortifying
  • enhancing
  • developing
  • progressing
  • heightening
  • enriching
  • advancing
  • marching
  • proceeding
  • bettering
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