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crumble
crumbledisintegrate; to break into crumbs Not to be confused with:crumple – collapse; to crush together or press into wrinkles: She crumpled the paper and threw it away.crum·ble C0776200 (krŭm′bəl)v. crum·bled, crum·bling, crum·bles v.tr. To break into small fragments or pieces: I crumbled the cheese into the salad.v.intr.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. [Alteration (influenced by crumb) of Middle English cremelen, from Old English *crymelen, frequentative of gecrymmian, to break into crumbs, from cruma, crumb.]crumble (ˈkrʌmbəl) vb1. to break or be broken into crumbs or fragments2. (intr) to fall apart or away: his resolution crumbled. n (Cookery) Brit a baked pudding consisting of a crumbly mixture of flour, fat, and sugar over stewed fruit: apple crumble. [C16: variant of crimble, of Germanic origin; compare Low German krömeln, Dutch kruimelen]crum•ble (ˈkrʌm bəl) v. -bled, -bling, n. v.i. 1. to break or collapse into small fragments. 2. to decay or disintegrate gradually: The ancient walls were crumbling. v.t. 3. to break into small particles or crumbs. n. 4. a crumbly or crumbled substance. [1425–75; late Middle English kremelen, akin to crome crumb; see -le] crumble Past participle: crumbled Gerund: crumbling
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I crumble | you crumble | he/she/it crumbles | we crumble | you crumble | they crumble |
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I crumbled | you crumbled | he/she/it crumbled | we crumbled | you crumbled | they crumbled |
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I am crumbling | you are crumbling | he/she/it is crumbling | we are crumbling | you are crumbling | they are crumbling |
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I have crumbled | you have crumbled | he/she/it has crumbled | we have crumbled | you have crumbled | they have crumbled |
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I was crumbling | you were crumbling | he/she/it was crumbling | we were crumbling | you were crumbling | they were crumbling |
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I had crumbled | you had crumbled | he/she/it had crumbled | we had crumbled | you had crumbled | they had crumbled |
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I will crumble | you will crumble | he/she/it will crumble | we will crumble | you will crumble | they will crumble |
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I will have crumbled | you will have crumbled | he/she/it will have crumbled | we will have crumbled | you will have crumbled | they will have crumbled |
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I will be crumbling | you will be crumbling | he/she/it will be crumbling | we will be crumbling | you will be crumbling | they will be crumbling |
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I have been crumbling | you have been crumbling | he/she/it has been crumbling | we have been crumbling | you have been crumbling | they have been crumbling |
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I will have been crumbling | you will have been crumbling | he/she/it will have been crumbling | we will have been crumbling | you will have been crumbling | they will have been crumbling |
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I had been crumbling | you had been crumbling | he/she/it had been crumbling | we had been crumbling | you had been crumbling | they had been crumbling |
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I would crumble | you would crumble | he/she/it would crumble | we would crumble | you would crumble | they would crumble |
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I would have crumbled | you would have crumbled | he/she/it would have crumbled | we would have crumbled | you would have crumbled | they would have crumbled | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | crumble - fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"crumple, collapse, break down, tumblechange integrity - change in physical make-up | | 2. | crumble - break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"fall apartdisintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died" | | 3. | crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"decay, dilapidatechange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"rust, corrode - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted"weather - change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"eat at, erode, gnaw at, gnaw, wear away - become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"wilt, droop - become limp; "The flowers wilted"ruin - fall into ruinfall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
crumbleverb1. disintegrate, collapse, break up, deteriorate, decay, fall apart, perish, degenerate, decompose, tumble down, moulder, go to pieces Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments. The chalk cliffs are crumbling.2. crush, fragment, crumb, pulverize, pound, grind, powder, granulate Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl.3. collapse, break down, deteriorate, decay, fall apart, degenerate, go to pieces, go to wrack and ruin Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions.crumbleverbTo reduce or become reduced to pieces or components:break down, break up, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, fragmentize.Translationscrumble (ˈkrambl) verb to break into crumbs or small pieces. She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled. 弄碎 弄碎ˈcrumbly adjective 易碎的 易碎的crumble
that's how the cookie crumblesThere is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it. (A variant of the more common "That's the way the cookie crumbles.") I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's just how the cookie crumbles.See also: cookie, crumble, howthat's the way the cookie crumblesThere is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad ones, so there is no reason to be upset about it. I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but that's just the way the cookie crumbles.See also: cookie, crumble, waycrumble awayTo come apart in pieces. We need to get this wall repaired—the drywall is just crumbling away.See also: away, crumblecrumble into (something)To come apart into pieces or a particular material or substance. We need to get this wall repaired—the drywall is just crumbling into pieces.See also: crumblecrumble up1. To come apart into pieces. We need to get this wall repaired—the drywall is just crumbling up.2. To break something into smaller pieces. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "crumble" and "up." I crumble up some cookies and add them to the icing—that's my secret recipe.See also: crumble, upthat's how the ball bouncesThere is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad things, so there is no reason to be upset about it. I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's how the ball bounces.See also: ball, bounce, howthat's the way the ball bouncesThere is nothing we can do about the way things have unfolded, especially bad things, so there is no reason to be upset about it. I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but hey, that's the way the ball bounces.See also: ball, bounce, waycrumble awayto break away in little pieces. The marble pillar was crumbling away because of the acidic rain. One of my teeth is just crumbling away.See also: away, crumblecrumble into somethingto break apart and fall down into bits and pieces. The base of the pillar suddenly crumbled into dust. The bones crumbled into dust as the body was lifted from the box.See also: crumblecrumble something up (into something)to crunch up or break up something into pieces. Now, crumble the dried bread up into crumbs. Crumble up the bread into crumbs.See also: crumble, upcrumble upto break up into little pieces. The cake, which was very dry, crumbled up when I tried to cut it. The paper of the old book crumbled up when I turned the pages.See also: crumble, upThat's the way the ball bounces. and That's the way the cookie crumbles.; That's the way the mop flops.Prov. You cannot control everything that happens to you.; You should accept the bad things that happen. Bill: I bought a hundred lottery tickets this week, but I still didn't win! Alan: That's the way the ball bounces. I was planning to have fun on my vacation, but I've been sick the whole time. I guess that's just the way the cookie crumbles. That's tough, but that's the way the mop flops.See also: ball, bounce, waythat's how the ball bouncesAlso, that's the way the ball bounces or the cookie crumbles . That is the way matters have worked out and nothing can be done about it. For example, I'm sorry you got fired but that's how the ball bounces, or They wanted a baby girl but got a third boy-that's the way the cookie crumbles. These phrases allude to an odd bounce or a crumbled cookie that cannot be put back together. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] See also: ball, bounce, howthat's the way the cookie crumbles or that's how the cookie crumbles If you say that's the way the cookie crumbles or that's how the cookie crumbles you mean that you have to accept the way things happen or develop, even if it is not what you wanted. You're not always on peak performance, but that's just the way the cookie crumbles. I had some bad luck with injuries — that's how the cookie crumbles.See also: cookie, crumble, waythe way (or how) the cookie crumbles how things turn out (often used of an undesirable but unalterable situation). informal, chiefly North AmericanSee also: cookie, crumble, waythat’s the way the cookie ˈcrumbles (also that’s the way it ˈgoes) (informal) that is the situation and we cannot change it, so we must accept it: She met somebody else and left me. That’s the way the cookie crumbles, I suppose.See also: cookie, crumble, wayThat’s the way the cookie crumbles sent. That is life.; That is typical of the unequal share of things you are likely to get in life. I lost my job. Oh, well. That’s the way the cookie crumbles. See also: cookie, crumble, waythat's how (the way) the ball bounces/cookie crumblesThis is the way things have turned out and nothing can be done about it; that’s fate. These expressions became current in America in the mid-twentieth century and quickly spread to the rest of the English-speaking world. Both are enhanced by alliteration, and neither has a totally clear meaning. The bounce of a ball on an uneven surface can affect the outcome of a game, and a cookie disintegrating into crumbs is difficult to consume neatly. Edward Albee used the latter in his play, The Zoo Story (1960): “‘Well . . . naturally every man wants a son, but . . .’—‘But that’s the way the cookie crumbles?’”See also: ball, bounce, cookie, crumble, howcrumble
Synonyms for crumbleverb disintegrateSynonyms- disintegrate
- collapse
- break up
- deteriorate
- decay
- fall apart
- perish
- degenerate
- decompose
- tumble down
- moulder
- go to pieces
verb crushSynonyms- crush
- fragment
- crumb
- pulverize
- pound
- grind
- powder
- granulate
verb collapseSynonyms- collapse
- break down
- deteriorate
- decay
- fall apart
- degenerate
- go to pieces
- go to wrack and ruin
Synonyms for crumbleverb to reduce or become reduced to pieces or componentsSynonyms- break down
- break up
- decompose
- disintegrate
- dissolve
- fragment
- fragmentize
Synonyms for crumbleverb fall apartSynonyms- crumple
- collapse
- break down
- tumble
Related Wordsverb break or fall apart into fragmentsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb fall into decay or ruinSynonymsRelated Words- change
- deteriorate
- rust
- corrode
- weather
- eat at
- erode
- gnaw at
- gnaw
- wear away
- wilt
- droop
- ruin
- fall apart
- wear out
- bust
- wear
- break
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