crumbleverb
uk/ˈkrʌm.bəl/us/ˈkrʌm.bəl/C2 [ I or T ] to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces:
She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers.
The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to crumble.
[ I ] to become weaker in strength or influence:
Support for the government is crumbling.
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Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- break (sth) off
- breakage
- catch
- fall apart
- flake
- fragmented
- fray
- frayed
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker
- pull
- pull sth apart
- rent
- rip
- shear
- split
- tear sth up
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Becoming and making less strong
crumblenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkrʌm.bəl/us/ˈkrʌm.bəl/UK US crispa sweet dish made from fruit covered in a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar rubbed together into small pieces, baked, and eaten hot:
apple crumble
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Puddings, desserts & ices
- baked Alaska
- baklava
- banana split
- banoffee pie
- blancmange
- flan
- fool
- fruit salad
- granita
- ice cream
- plum pudding
- Popsicle
- pudding
- rice pudding
- sago
- tapioca
- tiramisù
- trifle
- water ice
- zabaglione
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