Definition of crumble in English:

crumble

verb ˈkrʌmb(ə)lˈkrəmbəl

[no object]

1Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.
the plaster started to crumble
Example sentencesExamples
- He dug his small hands into the rock and dirt, watching bits crumble off and fall into the void of absolute nothingness below him.
- Once state-of-the-art post-war buildings were crumbling away, with leaky roofs and rotting window frames.
- Indeed, the town's official website, while extolling all manner of museums and crumbling cultural artifacts, doesn't mention the nightlife at all.
- In that room you breathed books, that musty paper odor of yellowing pages and crumbling bindings.
- Instantly she rushed up the steps, the only parts that hadn't crumbled and fallen.
- A national appeal has been launched after an architect's report revealed that over £4 million is needed to restore crumbling stonework.
- The residents say the condition of the barracks is deteriorating with the wall crumbling away and the railing falling down.
- There were different markings on the pillars, now crumbling or already broken.
- Behind him stones fell and crumbled into the heap.
- The 1940s workmen used cement mixed with granite fragments to replace crumbling medieval mortar, but that mixture has quickly eroded.
- He cast his gaze over the building, watching the brick as it crumbled and dust fell from the once elegant upper landing.
- The stern of the boat crackled and crumbled, finally breaking off and falling with an enormous splash into the ocean.
- Many were crumbling and falling in on themselves because of the massive artillery barrage that had taken place.
- The salad is usually half mixed greens and half spinach with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and maybe some crumbled blue cheese.
- Before long the monument was lying fenced off and forgotten in overgrown woodland, slowly crumbling away.
- To be sure it's all right to dig, take a handful of garden soil and squeeze it in your hand; if it clumps up, it's too wet to work; if it crumbles and falls away, go ahead.
- As the three of them walked, they saw old statues and buildings, broken, dusty and crumbling.
- Near the exit, the ceiling started crumbling and falling on top of the room, much to their horror.
- ‘These grants will ensure problems such as leaky roofs and crumbling masonry are nipped in the bud,’ he added.
- The envelope fragment was black and crumbling into ashes that fell within the creases of the notebook.
Synonyms
disintegrate, fall down, fall to pieces, fall apart, collapse, break down/up, tumble down, fragment
decay, fall into decay, deteriorate, degenerate, go to rack and ruin, decompose, rot, rot away, come apart at the seams, moulder, perish, come to dust
1. 1.1with object Cause (something) to break apart into small fragments.
  the easiest way to crumble blue cheese
  Example sentencesExamples
  Using your fingers and thumbs, crumble the remaining mixture all over the top, covering as evenly as possible.
  Sprinkle the demerara sugar and rosemary over the top then crumble the remaining mixture over to more or less cover.
  Or just crumble blue cheese, bacon or mushroom over the top.
  With one last pant, Nyerel ground with her plough into the rock-solid ground, crumbling the earth.
  Synonyms
  crush, grind, break up, pulverize, pound, powder, granulate, fragment
  technical triturate, comminute
  archaic levigate, bray, powderize
2. 1.2 (of something abstract) disintegrate gradually over a period of time.
  the party's fragile unity began to crumble
  Example sentencesExamples
  Making the mistake of taking a breath, my resolve crumbled and tears began to stream silently down my face.
  What had once seemed an unbreakable resolve - the hallmark of strong leadership - has begun to crumble at the edges.
  Yet it is widely known that much of the public-sector spending has resulted in substandard infrastructure that has crumbled within a short period of time.
  The relative ease with which the Stalinist edifice began to crumble after 1989 caught most observers off-guard.
  The tourists are still coming in their droves, to gawk at the city's crumbling, period elegance.
  That the mission is crumbling away is no surprise to anyone who has watched events unfold.
  By the time I had recovered, at the end of the 1980s, I think my link with music had begun to crumble once and for all.
  I should be looking forward to the prospect of the future, yet I continue to be scared and cling on to a past that crumbled apart a long time ago.
  But as the perfect family picture begins to crumble, each character's terrible secret is revealed.
  The peaceful responsibility free life I had led until then slowly began to crumble around me, and I was too ignorant and in my own little world to notice it.
  There are great fears he will strike out with terrible weapons as his regime crumbles and then falls.
  His cool character gradually starts to crumble, however, as his precious writing quills are taken away.
  As central authority began to crumble, they rose in revolt across France and wrested self-government for their communities.
  When the sugar industry started to crumble, Denmark began looking for buyers.
  Government figures have revealed there is a massive backlog of repairs to crumbling health service buildings across the country.
  As history dictates, every empire crumbles and falls eventually.

noun ˈkrʌmb(ə)lˈkrəmbəl

mass nounBritish

1A mixture of flour and fat that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit.
sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb
Example sentencesExamples
- Sprinkle a thick layer of the crumble mixture on top of the fruit.
- Sprinkle with the crumble mixture, but do not press it down as this will take away the lightness of the dish.
- Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the fruit, and bake for 50 minutes to an hour.
- Jayne's vegetable crumble, which consisted of mushrooms, carrots and broccoli in a creamy sauce topped with crumble and almonds, was equally as delicious.
- Tip on top of the fruit and bake till the fruit is bubbling under the pale, golden crumble.
- The ingredients of a modern crumble are flour, butter, and sugar; a little spice is sometimes added.
- Finger-sized pieces of rhubarb sat enticingly in a shortbread-like pastry case, with a sprinkling of almond crumble on top.
- Sprinkle this crumble mixture over the fruit, patting down gently - don't pack it down too firmly.
- The mousse was the better of the two, primarily because the richness of the chocolate was nicely offset by the coulis, but also because my crumble was so dry that it was a trial to munch through it to the raspberries underneath.
- Make the crumble by blitzing the flour and butter in the processor till they look like fine breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar.
- In this splendidly moist cake, a layer of cooked rhubarb lurks beneath a sweetly spiced crumble topping.
- Then I creamed a largish lump of butter into the flour and sugar mixture, worked it in with a spoon until it was all absorbed, and then poured the crumble mixture over the fruit.
- To make the crumble, put the flour, oatmeal, oat cereal and sugar into a food processor and blend for 30 seconds.
- Distribute the crumble mixture evenly on top, and place a parsley leave in the center.
1. 1.1 A pudding made with crumble and fruit.
  apple crumble
  Example sentencesExamples
  Actually, this whole nonsense reminded me of the day The Girl and I brought home a frozen apple crumble thing the other week.
  We managed to resist desserts such as homemade apple, mango and berry crumble but succumbed to the temptation of Irish Coffee which, I might add, made me sleepy.
  I do love blackberry, apple and blackcurrant crumble, but not five nights in a row…
  There was also an apple crumble and custard for dessert.
  Was there much demand for the coriander and carrot soup, fruit crumble or rice pudding with peaches?
  Winter and early spring are perfect for rhubarb crumble and custard, the sweet pink juices seeping through a golden buttery crust.
  Closer to home, I use up any under-ripe fruit in a cinnamon crumble as a treat for the children.
  My dessert of rhubarb and orange crumble with vanilla custard was perfect comfort food.
  You can't compromise with crumble, though, and I was only willing to order it if it came with custard, which it didn't.
  The dessert - apricot and mango crumble - was also made with special gluten-free flour.
  One of our choices was an apple crumble, which brilliantly combined sweet and tart tastes, together with vanilla parfait and toffee sauce.
  They learned how to set up ingredients and equipment for baking and how to make brown bread, scones, fruit crumble and fairy cakes.
  My speciality is a banana and pear crumble, with lots and lots of butter.
  For pudding I'll serve rhubarb crumble - which I make with fresh ginger - and double cream, washed down with white wine.
  We filled the tub with ripe fruit, and tonight it will join our windfalls in an apple and blackberry crumble.
  We couldn't resist the home-made bread and butter pudding and the rhubarb and ginger crumble.
  With blackcurrants and blackberries in a crumble laced with custard served out of my big Cornish Blue jug.
  Ice cream for the children, shared apple and blackberry crumble for my wife and me, while my parents shared a sherry and raspberry trifle.
  For dessert we shared a crème brulée and a rhubarb and ginger crumble with ice cream.
  I'd chosen the apple-and-bramble crumble, which the menu said came with a fresh cinnamon crème anglaise.

Origin

Late Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to crumb.

Rhymes

bumble, fumble, grumble, humble, jumble, mumble, rough-and-tumble, rumble, scumble, stumble, tumble, umbel

Definition of crumble in US English:

crumble

verbˈkrəmbəlˈkrəmbəl

[no object]

1Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially over a period of time as part of a process of deterioration.
the plaster started to crumble
Example sentencesExamples
- The envelope fragment was black and crumbling into ashes that fell within the creases of the notebook.
- The 1940s workmen used cement mixed with granite fragments to replace crumbling medieval mortar, but that mixture has quickly eroded.
- A national appeal has been launched after an architect's report revealed that over £4 million is needed to restore crumbling stonework.
- The residents say the condition of the barracks is deteriorating with the wall crumbling away and the railing falling down.
- In that room you breathed books, that musty paper odor of yellowing pages and crumbling bindings.
- To be sure it's all right to dig, take a handful of garden soil and squeeze it in your hand; if it clumps up, it's too wet to work; if it crumbles and falls away, go ahead.
- He dug his small hands into the rock and dirt, watching bits crumble off and fall into the void of absolute nothingness below him.
- As the three of them walked, they saw old statues and buildings, broken, dusty and crumbling.
- Indeed, the town's official website, while extolling all manner of museums and crumbling cultural artifacts, doesn't mention the nightlife at all.
- Instantly she rushed up the steps, the only parts that hadn't crumbled and fallen.
- He cast his gaze over the building, watching the brick as it crumbled and dust fell from the once elegant upper landing.
- Near the exit, the ceiling started crumbling and falling on top of the room, much to their horror.
- Once state-of-the-art post-war buildings were crumbling away, with leaky roofs and rotting window frames.
- Before long the monument was lying fenced off and forgotten in overgrown woodland, slowly crumbling away.
- ‘These grants will ensure problems such as leaky roofs and crumbling masonry are nipped in the bud,’ he added.
- The salad is usually half mixed greens and half spinach with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and maybe some crumbled blue cheese.
- Behind him stones fell and crumbled into the heap.
- The stern of the boat crackled and crumbled, finally breaking off and falling with an enormous splash into the ocean.
- There were different markings on the pillars, now crumbling or already broken.
- Many were crumbling and falling in on themselves because of the massive artillery barrage that had taken place.
Synonyms
disintegrate, fall down, fall to pieces, fall apart, collapse, break down, break up, tumble down, fragment
1. 1.1with object Cause (something) to break apart into small fragments.
  the easiest way to crumble blue cheese
  Example sentencesExamples
  Or just crumble blue cheese, bacon or mushroom over the top.
  With one last pant, Nyerel ground with her plough into the rock-solid ground, crumbling the earth.
  Using your fingers and thumbs, crumble the remaining mixture all over the top, covering as evenly as possible.
  Sprinkle the demerara sugar and rosemary over the top then crumble the remaining mixture over to more or less cover.
  Synonyms
  crush, grind, break up, pulverize, pound, powder, granulate, fragment
2. 1.2 (of an organization, relationship, or structure) disintegrate gradually over a period of time.
  the party's fragile unity began to crumble
  Example sentencesExamples
  When the sugar industry started to crumble, Denmark began looking for buyers.
  Yet it is widely known that much of the public-sector spending has resulted in substandard infrastructure that has crumbled within a short period of time.
  Government figures have revealed there is a massive backlog of repairs to crumbling health service buildings across the country.
  The relative ease with which the Stalinist edifice began to crumble after 1989 caught most observers off-guard.
  The tourists are still coming in their droves, to gawk at the city's crumbling, period elegance.
  As central authority began to crumble, they rose in revolt across France and wrested self-government for their communities.
  As history dictates, every empire crumbles and falls eventually.
  The peaceful responsibility free life I had led until then slowly began to crumble around me, and I was too ignorant and in my own little world to notice it.
  That the mission is crumbling away is no surprise to anyone who has watched events unfold.
  There are great fears he will strike out with terrible weapons as his regime crumbles and then falls.
  Making the mistake of taking a breath, my resolve crumbled and tears began to stream silently down my face.
  But as the perfect family picture begins to crumble, each character's terrible secret is revealed.
  What had once seemed an unbreakable resolve - the hallmark of strong leadership - has begun to crumble at the edges.
  His cool character gradually starts to crumble, however, as his precious writing quills are taken away.
  I should be looking forward to the prospect of the future, yet I continue to be scared and cling on to a past that crumbled apart a long time ago.
  By the time I had recovered, at the end of the 1980s, I think my link with music had begun to crumble once and for all.

nounˈkrəmbəlˈkrəmbəl

British

1A mixture of flour and butter that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the fruit, and bake for 50 minutes to an hour.
- Distribute the crumble mixture evenly on top, and place a parsley leave in the center.
- Tip on top of the fruit and bake till the fruit is bubbling under the pale, golden crumble.
- Sprinkle this crumble mixture over the fruit, patting down gently - don't pack it down too firmly.
- Sprinkle with the crumble mixture, but do not press it down as this will take away the lightness of the dish.
- Sprinkle a thick layer of the crumble mixture on top of the fruit.
- Make the crumble by blitzing the flour and butter in the processor till they look like fine breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar.
- The ingredients of a modern crumble are flour, butter, and sugar; a little spice is sometimes added.
- Finger-sized pieces of rhubarb sat enticingly in a shortbread-like pastry case, with a sprinkling of almond crumble on top.
- In this splendidly moist cake, a layer of cooked rhubarb lurks beneath a sweetly spiced crumble topping.
- Then I creamed a largish lump of butter into the flour and sugar mixture, worked it in with a spoon until it was all absorbed, and then poured the crumble mixture over the fruit.
- The mousse was the better of the two, primarily because the richness of the chocolate was nicely offset by the coulis, but also because my crumble was so dry that it was a trial to munch through it to the raspberries underneath.
- Jayne's vegetable crumble, which consisted of mushrooms, carrots and broccoli in a creamy sauce topped with crumble and almonds, was equally as delicious.
- To make the crumble, put the flour, oatmeal, oat cereal and sugar into a food processor and blend for 30 seconds.
1. 1.1 A dessert made with crumble and a particular fruit.
  rhubarb crumble
  Example sentencesExamples
  We filled the tub with ripe fruit, and tonight it will join our windfalls in an apple and blackberry crumble.
  I do love blackberry, apple and blackcurrant crumble, but not five nights in a row…
  For pudding I'll serve rhubarb crumble - which I make with fresh ginger - and double cream, washed down with white wine.
  You can't compromise with crumble, though, and I was only willing to order it if it came with custard, which it didn't.
  One of our choices was an apple crumble, which brilliantly combined sweet and tart tastes, together with vanilla parfait and toffee sauce.
  My dessert of rhubarb and orange crumble with vanilla custard was perfect comfort food.
  For dessert we shared a crème brulée and a rhubarb and ginger crumble with ice cream.
  I'd chosen the apple-and-bramble crumble, which the menu said came with a fresh cinnamon crème anglaise.
  Ice cream for the children, shared apple and blackberry crumble for my wife and me, while my parents shared a sherry and raspberry trifle.
  We managed to resist desserts such as homemade apple, mango and berry crumble but succumbed to the temptation of Irish Coffee which, I might add, made me sleepy.
  Actually, this whole nonsense reminded me of the day The Girl and I brought home a frozen apple crumble thing the other week.
  The dessert - apricot and mango crumble - was also made with special gluten-free flour.
  They learned how to set up ingredients and equipment for baking and how to make brown bread, scones, fruit crumble and fairy cakes.
  Winter and early spring are perfect for rhubarb crumble and custard, the sweet pink juices seeping through a golden buttery crust.
  With blackcurrants and blackberries in a crumble laced with custard served out of my big Cornish Blue jug.
  We couldn't resist the home-made bread and butter pudding and the rhubarb and ginger crumble.
  There was also an apple crumble and custard for dessert.
  My speciality is a banana and pear crumble, with lots and lots of butter.
  Closer to home, I use up any under-ripe fruit in a cinnamon crumble as a treat for the children.
  Was there much demand for the coriander and carrot soup, fruit crumble or rice pudding with peaches?

Origin

Late Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to crumb.

单词	crumble
释义	Definition of crumble in English: crumble verb ˈkrʌmb(ə)lˈkrəmbəl [no object] 1Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration. the plaster started to crumble Example sentencesExamples He dug his small hands into the rock and dirt, watching bits crumble off and fall into the void of absolute nothingness below him. Once state-of-the-art post-war buildings were crumbling away, with leaky roofs and rotting window frames. Indeed, the town's official website, while extolling all manner of museums and crumbling cultural artifacts, doesn't mention the nightlife at all. In that room you breathed books, that musty paper odor of yellowing pages and crumbling bindings. Instantly she rushed up the steps, the only parts that hadn't crumbled and fallen. A national appeal has been launched after an architect's report revealed that over £4 million is needed to restore crumbling stonework. The residents say the condition of the barracks is deteriorating with the wall crumbling away and the railing falling down. There were different markings on the pillars, now crumbling or already broken. Behind him stones fell and crumbled into the heap. The 1940s workmen used cement mixed with granite fragments to replace crumbling medieval mortar, but that mixture has quickly eroded. He cast his gaze over the building, watching the brick as it crumbled and dust fell from the once elegant upper landing. The stern of the boat crackled and crumbled, finally breaking off and falling with an enormous splash into the ocean. Many were crumbling and falling in on themselves because of the massive artillery barrage that had taken place. The salad is usually half mixed greens and half spinach with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and maybe some crumbled blue cheese. Before long the monument was lying fenced off and forgotten in overgrown woodland, slowly crumbling away. To be sure it's all right to dig, take a handful of garden soil and squeeze it in your hand; if it clumps up, it's too wet to work; if it crumbles and falls away, go ahead. As the three of them walked, they saw old statues and buildings, broken, dusty and crumbling. Near the exit, the ceiling started crumbling and falling on top of the room, much to their horror. ‘These grants will ensure problems such as leaky roofs and crumbling masonry are nipped in the bud,’ he added. The envelope fragment was black and crumbling into ashes that fell within the creases of the notebook. Synonyms disintegrate, fall down, fall to pieces, fall apart, collapse, break down/up, tumble down, fragment decay, fall into decay, deteriorate, degenerate, go to rack and ruin, decompose, rot, rot away, come apart at the seams, moulder, perish, come to dust 1.1with object Cause (something) to break apart into small fragments. the easiest way to crumble blue cheese Example sentencesExamples Using your fingers and thumbs, crumble the remaining mixture all over the top, covering as evenly as possible. Sprinkle the demerara sugar and rosemary over the top then crumble the remaining mixture over to more or less cover. Or just crumble blue cheese, bacon or mushroom over the top. With one last pant, Nyerel ground with her plough into the rock-solid ground, crumbling the earth. Synonyms crush, grind, break up, pulverize, pound, powder, granulate, fragment technical triturate, comminute archaic levigate, bray, powderize 1.2 (of something abstract) disintegrate gradually over a period of time. the party's fragile unity began to crumble Example sentencesExamples Making the mistake of taking a breath, my resolve crumbled and tears began to stream silently down my face. What had once seemed an unbreakable resolve - the hallmark of strong leadership - has begun to crumble at the edges. Yet it is widely known that much of the public-sector spending has resulted in substandard infrastructure that has crumbled within a short period of time. The relative ease with which the Stalinist edifice began to crumble after 1989 caught most observers off-guard. The tourists are still coming in their droves, to gawk at the city's crumbling, period elegance. That the mission is crumbling away is no surprise to anyone who has watched events unfold. By the time I had recovered, at the end of the 1980s, I think my link with music had begun to crumble once and for all. I should be looking forward to the prospect of the future, yet I continue to be scared and cling on to a past that crumbled apart a long time ago. But as the perfect family picture begins to crumble, each character's terrible secret is revealed. The peaceful responsibility free life I had led until then slowly began to crumble around me, and I was too ignorant and in my own little world to notice it. There are great fears he will strike out with terrible weapons as his regime crumbles and then falls. His cool character gradually starts to crumble, however, as his precious writing quills are taken away. As central authority began to crumble, they rose in revolt across France and wrested self-government for their communities. When the sugar industry started to crumble, Denmark began looking for buyers. Government figures have revealed there is a massive backlog of repairs to crumbling health service buildings across the country. As history dictates, every empire crumbles and falls eventually. noun ˈkrʌmb(ə)lˈkrəmbəl mass nounBritish 1A mixture of flour and fat that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit. sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb Example sentencesExamples Sprinkle a thick layer of the crumble mixture on top of the fruit. Sprinkle with the crumble mixture, but do not press it down as this will take away the lightness of the dish. Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the fruit, and bake for 50 minutes to an hour. Jayne's vegetable crumble, which consisted of mushrooms, carrots and broccoli in a creamy sauce topped with crumble and almonds, was equally as delicious. Tip on top of the fruit and bake till the fruit is bubbling under the pale, golden crumble. The ingredients of a modern crumble are flour, butter, and sugar; a little spice is sometimes added. Finger-sized pieces of rhubarb sat enticingly in a shortbread-like pastry case, with a sprinkling of almond crumble on top. Sprinkle this crumble mixture over the fruit, patting down gently - don't pack it down too firmly. The mousse was the better of the two, primarily because the richness of the chocolate was nicely offset by the coulis, but also because my crumble was so dry that it was a trial to munch through it to the raspberries underneath. Make the crumble by blitzing the flour and butter in the processor till they look like fine breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar. In this splendidly moist cake, a layer of cooked rhubarb lurks beneath a sweetly spiced crumble topping. Then I creamed a largish lump of butter into the flour and sugar mixture, worked it in with a spoon until it was all absorbed, and then poured the crumble mixture over the fruit. To make the crumble, put the flour, oatmeal, oat cereal and sugar into a food processor and blend for 30 seconds. Distribute the crumble mixture evenly on top, and place a parsley leave in the center. 1.1 A pudding made with crumble and fruit. apple crumble Example sentencesExamples Actually, this whole nonsense reminded me of the day The Girl and I brought home a frozen apple crumble thing the other week. We managed to resist desserts such as homemade apple, mango and berry crumble but succumbed to the temptation of Irish Coffee which, I might add, made me sleepy. I do love blackberry, apple and blackcurrant crumble, but not five nights in a row… There was also an apple crumble and custard for dessert. Was there much demand for the coriander and carrot soup, fruit crumble or rice pudding with peaches? Winter and early spring are perfect for rhubarb crumble and custard, the sweet pink juices seeping through a golden buttery crust. Closer to home, I use up any under-ripe fruit in a cinnamon crumble as a treat for the children. My dessert of rhubarb and orange crumble with vanilla custard was perfect comfort food. You can't compromise with crumble, though, and I was only willing to order it if it came with custard, which it didn't. The dessert - apricot and mango crumble - was also made with special gluten-free flour. One of our choices was an apple crumble, which brilliantly combined sweet and tart tastes, together with vanilla parfait and toffee sauce. They learned how to set up ingredients and equipment for baking and how to make brown bread, scones, fruit crumble and fairy cakes. My speciality is a banana and pear crumble, with lots and lots of butter. For pudding I'll serve rhubarb crumble - which I make with fresh ginger - and double cream, washed down with white wine. We filled the tub with ripe fruit, and tonight it will join our windfalls in an apple and blackberry crumble. We couldn't resist the home-made bread and butter pudding and the rhubarb and ginger crumble. With blackcurrants and blackberries in a crumble laced with custard served out of my big Cornish Blue jug. Ice cream for the children, shared apple and blackberry crumble for my wife and me, while my parents shared a sherry and raspberry trifle. For dessert we shared a crème brulée and a rhubarb and ginger crumble with ice cream. I'd chosen the apple-and-bramble crumble, which the menu said came with a fresh cinnamon crème anglaise. Origin Late Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to crumb. Rhymes bumble, fumble, grumble, humble, jumble, mumble, rough-and-tumble, rumble, scumble, stumble, tumble, umbel Definition of crumble in US English: crumble verbˈkrəmbəlˈkrəmbəl [no object] 1Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially over a period of time as part of a process of deterioration. the plaster started to crumble Example sentencesExamples The envelope fragment was black and crumbling into ashes that fell within the creases of the notebook. The 1940s workmen used cement mixed with granite fragments to replace crumbling medieval mortar, but that mixture has quickly eroded. A national appeal has been launched after an architect's report revealed that over £4 million is needed to restore crumbling stonework. The residents say the condition of the barracks is deteriorating with the wall crumbling away and the railing falling down. In that room you breathed books, that musty paper odor of yellowing pages and crumbling bindings. To be sure it's all right to dig, take a handful of garden soil and squeeze it in your hand; if it clumps up, it's too wet to work; if it crumbles and falls away, go ahead. He dug his small hands into the rock and dirt, watching bits crumble off and fall into the void of absolute nothingness below him. As the three of them walked, they saw old statues and buildings, broken, dusty and crumbling. Indeed, the town's official website, while extolling all manner of museums and crumbling cultural artifacts, doesn't mention the nightlife at all. Instantly she rushed up the steps, the only parts that hadn't crumbled and fallen. He cast his gaze over the building, watching the brick as it crumbled and dust fell from the once elegant upper landing. Near the exit, the ceiling started crumbling and falling on top of the room, much to their horror. Once state-of-the-art post-war buildings were crumbling away, with leaky roofs and rotting window frames. Before long the monument was lying fenced off and forgotten in overgrown woodland, slowly crumbling away. ‘These grants will ensure problems such as leaky roofs and crumbling masonry are nipped in the bud,’ he added. The salad is usually half mixed greens and half spinach with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and maybe some crumbled blue cheese. Behind him stones fell and crumbled into the heap. The stern of the boat crackled and crumbled, finally breaking off and falling with an enormous splash into the ocean. There were different markings on the pillars, now crumbling or already broken. Many were crumbling and falling in on themselves because of the massive artillery barrage that had taken place. Synonyms disintegrate, fall down, fall to pieces, fall apart, collapse, break down, break up, tumble down, fragment 1.1with object Cause (something) to break apart into small fragments. the easiest way to crumble blue cheese Example sentencesExamples Or just crumble blue cheese, bacon or mushroom over the top. With one last pant, Nyerel ground with her plough into the rock-solid ground, crumbling the earth. Using your fingers and thumbs, crumble the remaining mixture all over the top, covering as evenly as possible. Sprinkle the demerara sugar and rosemary over the top then crumble the remaining mixture over to more or less cover. Synonyms crush, grind, break up, pulverize, pound, powder, granulate, fragment 1.2 (of an organization, relationship, or structure) disintegrate gradually over a period of time. the party's fragile unity began to crumble Example sentencesExamples When the sugar industry started to crumble, Denmark began looking for buyers. Yet it is widely known that much of the public-sector spending has resulted in substandard infrastructure that has crumbled within a short period of time. Government figures have revealed there is a massive backlog of repairs to crumbling health service buildings across the country. The relative ease with which the Stalinist edifice began to crumble after 1989 caught most observers off-guard. The tourists are still coming in their droves, to gawk at the city's crumbling, period elegance. As central authority began to crumble, they rose in revolt across France and wrested self-government for their communities. As history dictates, every empire crumbles and falls eventually. The peaceful responsibility free life I had led until then slowly began to crumble around me, and I was too ignorant and in my own little world to notice it. That the mission is crumbling away is no surprise to anyone who has watched events unfold. There are great fears he will strike out with terrible weapons as his regime crumbles and then falls. Making the mistake of taking a breath, my resolve crumbled and tears began to stream silently down my face. But as the perfect family picture begins to crumble, each character's terrible secret is revealed. What had once seemed an unbreakable resolve - the hallmark of strong leadership - has begun to crumble at the edges. His cool character gradually starts to crumble, however, as his precious writing quills are taken away. I should be looking forward to the prospect of the future, yet I continue to be scared and cling on to a past that crumbled apart a long time ago. By the time I had recovered, at the end of the 1980s, I think my link with music had begun to crumble once and for all. nounˈkrəmbəlˈkrəmbəl British 1A mixture of flour and butter that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit. Example sentencesExamples Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the fruit, and bake for 50 minutes to an hour. Distribute the crumble mixture evenly on top, and place a parsley leave in the center. Tip on top of the fruit and bake till the fruit is bubbling under the pale, golden crumble. Sprinkle this crumble mixture over the fruit, patting down gently - don't pack it down too firmly. Sprinkle with the crumble mixture, but do not press it down as this will take away the lightness of the dish. Sprinkle a thick layer of the crumble mixture on top of the fruit. Make the crumble by blitzing the flour and butter in the processor till they look like fine breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar. The ingredients of a modern crumble are flour, butter, and sugar; a little spice is sometimes added. Finger-sized pieces of rhubarb sat enticingly in a shortbread-like pastry case, with a sprinkling of almond crumble on top. In this splendidly moist cake, a layer of cooked rhubarb lurks beneath a sweetly spiced crumble topping. Then I creamed a largish lump of butter into the flour and sugar mixture, worked it in with a spoon until it was all absorbed, and then poured the crumble mixture over the fruit. The mousse was the better of the two, primarily because the richness of the chocolate was nicely offset by the coulis, but also because my crumble was so dry that it was a trial to munch through it to the raspberries underneath. Jayne's vegetable crumble, which consisted of mushrooms, carrots and broccoli in a creamy sauce topped with crumble and almonds, was equally as delicious. To make the crumble, put the flour, oatmeal, oat cereal and sugar into a food processor and blend for 30 seconds. 1.1 A dessert made with crumble and a particular fruit. rhubarb crumble Example sentencesExamples We filled the tub with ripe fruit, and tonight it will join our windfalls in an apple and blackberry crumble. I do love blackberry, apple and blackcurrant crumble, but not five nights in a row… For pudding I'll serve rhubarb crumble - which I make with fresh ginger - and double cream, washed down with white wine. You can't compromise with crumble, though, and I was only willing to order it if it came with custard, which it didn't. One of our choices was an apple crumble, which brilliantly combined sweet and tart tastes, together with vanilla parfait and toffee sauce. My dessert of rhubarb and orange crumble with vanilla custard was perfect comfort food. For dessert we shared a crème brulée and a rhubarb and ginger crumble with ice cream. I'd chosen the apple-and-bramble crumble, which the menu said came with a fresh cinnamon crème anglaise. Ice cream for the children, shared apple and blackberry crumble for my wife and me, while my parents shared a sherry and raspberry trifle. We managed to resist desserts such as homemade apple, mango and berry crumble but succumbed to the temptation of Irish Coffee which, I might add, made me sleepy. Actually, this whole nonsense reminded me of the day The Girl and I brought home a frozen apple crumble thing the other week. The dessert - apricot and mango crumble - was also made with special gluten-free flour. They learned how to set up ingredients and equipment for baking and how to make brown bread, scones, fruit crumble and fairy cakes. Winter and early spring are perfect for rhubarb crumble and custard, the sweet pink juices seeping through a golden buttery crust. With blackcurrants and blackberries in a crumble laced with custard served out of my big Cornish Blue jug. We couldn't resist the home-made bread and butter pudding and the rhubarb and ginger crumble. There was also an apple crumble and custard for dessert. My speciality is a banana and pear crumble, with lots and lots of butter. Closer to home, I use up any under-ripe fruit in a cinnamon crumble as a treat for the children. Was there much demand for the coriander and carrot soup, fruit crumble or rice pudding with peaches? Origin Late Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to crumb.
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