crumble
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
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crumbling
crumbles;
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crumbling
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRUMBLE
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[+ object]
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to break (something) into small pieces
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Crumble the cookies into small bits.
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The recipe calls for the herbs to be crumbled.
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[no object]
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to separate into many small pieces
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to fall apart
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The arch had crumbled [=disintegrated] under the weight of all those stones.
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bones so old they had crumbled to dust
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crumbling buildings/monuments/walls
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[no object]
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to break down completely
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to stop functioning
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Peace talks between the two parties have crumbled. [=collapsed]
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She was extremely depressed after her marriage crumbled.
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their crumbling marriage
that's the way the cookie crumbles
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crumble
/ˈkrʌmbəl/
noun
plural
crumbles
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crumble
/ˈkrʌmbəl/
noun
plural
crumbles
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRUMBLE
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crumbles
[plural]
US
:
small pieces of something that has been crumbled
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crumbles of blue cheese
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