Definition of crumbling in English:
crumbling
adjectiveˈkrʌmb(ə)lɪŋˈkrəmblɪŋ
1Breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.
their crumbling ancestral home
- 1.1 (of something abstract) disintegrating gradually over a period of time.
he was trying to escape financial problems and a crumbling marriage
Definition of crumbling in US English:
crumbling
adjectiveˈkrəmbliNGˈkrəmblɪŋ
1Breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.
their crumbling ancestral home
- 1.1 (of something abstract) disintegrating gradually over a period of time.
he was trying to escape financial problems and a crumbling marriage