crumble

crumble

disintegrate; 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.

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crum·ble

 (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.

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[Alteration (influenced by crumb) of Middle English cremelen, from Old English *crymelen, frequentative of gecrymmian, to break into crumbs, from cruma, crumb.]

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crumble

(ˈkrʌmbəl)

vb

1. to break or be broken into crumbs or fragments

2. (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]

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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]

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crumble

Past participle: crumbled
Gerund: crumbling

Imperative

crumble

crumble

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	crumble - fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down" crumple, collapse, break down, tumble change integrity - change in physical make-up
	2.	crumble - break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" fall apart disintegrate - 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, dilapidate change - 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 ruin fall 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"

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crumble

verb

1. 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.

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crumble

verb

To reduce or become reduced to pieces or components:

break down, break up, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, fragmentize.

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Translations

يَتَفَتَّت، يَنْهـار

drobitdrolitrozpadnout se

smuldre

bröckelnzerkrümeln

desmenuzardesmigajarmigar

éboulerémietter

szétmorzsol

mylja; molna

frutta in crostasgretolare

irtitrupėtitrupinti

drupinātsadruptsagrūtsairt

uit elkaar vallenverkruimelen

falle i grussmuldresmuldre oppsynke i grus

desmoronardespedaçar

крошиться

mrviť

drobiti se

ufala mak

弄碎

crumble

[ˈkrʌmbl]

A. VT [+ bread] → desmigar, desmigajar; [+ earth, cheese etc] → desmenuzar

B. VI

1. [bread] → desmigarse, desmigajarse; [earth, cheese etc] → desmenuzarse; [building, plaster etc] → desmoronarse

2. (fig) [hopes, power, self-confidence] → desmoronarse, venirse abajo; [coalition] → venirse abajo, derrumbarse

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crumble

[ˈkrʌmb^əl]

vt [+ cheese, bread, cake, stock cube] → émietter

vi

[cheese, bread, cake, stock cube] → s'émietter; [plaster, rock] → s'effriter; [land, earth] → s'ébouler

[building] → se délabrer; [wall] → tomber en ruines

(fig) [marriage] → s'effondrer; [market, economy] → s'effondrer; [state, empire, coalition] → s'effondrer

n (British) → crumble m
apple crumble → crumble aux pommes

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crumble

vt → zerkrümeln, zerbröckeln; to crumble something into/onto something → etw in/auf etw (acc) → krümeln or bröckeln

vi (brick, earth) → bröckeln; (bread, cake etc) → krümeln; (also crumble away) (earth, building) → zerbröckeln; (fig) (resistance, opposition) → sich auflösen, schmelzen; (hopes) → schwinden; (plans) → ins Wanken geraten

n (Brit Cook) → Obst nt → mit Streusel; (= topping) → Streusel pl; apple/rhubarb crumble mit Streuseln bestreutes, überbackenes Apfel-/Rhabarberdessert

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crumble

[ˈkrʌmbl]

1. vt → sbriciolare

2. vi (bread) → sbriciolarsi; (earth, land) → sbriciolarsi, franare; (building) → andare in rovina; (plaster, bricks) → sgretolarsi (fig) (hopes, power) → crollare

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crumble

(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. verkrummel يَتَفَتَّت، يَنْهـار роня desfazer drobit; rozpadnout se zerkrümeln smuldre θρυμματίζω, καταρρέωdesmigajar, desmenuzar murendama, murenema خرد شدن؛ فروریختن murentua émietter, s'effondrer לְפוֹרֵר चूर चूर होना razmrviti szétmorzsol menghancurkan mylja; molna sbriciolare ぼろぼろに砕ける 부수다 trupinti, trupėti, irti, žlugti drupināt; sadrupt; sairt; sagrūt musnah verkruimelen, ten onder gaan smuldre opp/bort, synke i grus rozpadać się, kruszyć się کوچنی کیدل ، ټوټه کیدل desfazer-se a (se) face fărâme крошить; рушиться mrviť; rozpadnúť sa drobiti; sesuti se smrviti smula, (falla) sönder ทำให้แตกละเอียด ufala(n)mak 弄碎 кришити(ся); розпадатися ريزه ريزه هو جانا، ٹ‍ک‍ڑے ٹ‍ک‍ڑے هو جانا bẻ vụn 弄碎

ˈcrumbly adjective

verkrummel, afkrummel, inkrummel, verbrokkel, afbrokkel سَهْل التَّفَتُّت ронлив desmoronado drobivý krümelig smuldrende εύθραυστος desmenuzado mure ترد murentuva friable מִתפּוֹרֵר בְּקָלוּת भुरभुरा, टुटने वाला mrvljiv omladozó, roskatag rapuh sem molnar auðveldlega friabile 砕けやすい 부스러지기 쉬운 trapus drupans; trausls musnah kruimeligsmuldrendekruchy ټوټه ټوټه desmoronado (s)fărâmicios рассыпчатый drobivý drobljiv trošan som lätt faller sönder, smulig ที่แตกง่าย kolay ufalanır 易碎的 крихкий, розсипчастий ريزه ريزه هو جانيوالى dễ vỡ vụn 易碎的

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