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crum·ble  (krmbl)

v. crum·bled, crum·bling, crum·bles

v.tr.

To break into small fragments or particles.

v.intr.

1. To fall into small fragments or particles; disintegrate. See Synonyms at decay.

2. To give way; collapse: an ego that crumbles under pressure.

n.

A baked dessert of fruit topped with a crumbly pastry mixture: cherry crumble.

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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

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

1. to break into crumbs or fragments

2. to fall apart or decay

Noun

a baked pudding consisting of stewed fruit with a crumbly topping: rhubarb crumble

crumbly adj
crumbliness n

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

verb 2. crush, fragment, crumb, pulverize, pound, grind, powder, granulate

verb 3. collapse, break down, deteriorate, decay, fall apart, degenerate, go to pieces, go to wrack and ruin

Translations

crumble [ˈkrʌmbl] vt → desmenuzar

vi (gen) → desmenuzarse; [building] → desmoronarse

crumble [ˈkrʌmbl] vt → émietter

vi → s'émietter; [plaster etc] → s'effriter; [land, earth] → s'ébouler; [building] → s'écrouler, crouler (fig); s'effondrer

crumble [ˈkrʌmbl] vt (bread) → zerbröckeln;

(biscuit etc) → zerkrümeln

vi (building, earth etc) → zerbröckeln;

(plaster) → abbröckeln (fig) (opposition) → sich auflösen: (belief) → ins Wanken geraten

crumble [ˈkrʌmbl] vt → sbriciolare

vi → sbriciolarsi; [plaster etc] → sgretolarsi; [land, earth] → franare; [building], (fig) → crollare

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crumble

v crumble [ˈkrambl]

to break into crumbs or small pieces She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.verkrummelيَتَفَتَّت، يَنْهـارроняdrobit; rozpadnout sesmuldrezerkrümelnθρυμματίζω, καταρρέωdesmigajar, desmenuzarmurendama, murenemaخرد شدن؛ فروریختنmurentaa, murentua(s')émietter, s'effondrerלְפוֹרֵרचूर चूर होनाrazmrvitiszétmorzsolmenghancurkanmylja; molnasbriciolareぼろぼろに砕ける산산조각나다; 산산조각내다trupinti, trupėti, irti, žlugtidrupināt; sadrupt; sairt; sagrūtmusnahverkruimelen, ten onder gaansmuldre opp/bort, synke i grusrozpadać się, kruszyć siędesfazer-sea (se) face fărâmeкрошить(ся); рушитьсяmrviť; rozpadnúť sadrobiti; sesuti sesmrvitismula, (falla) sönderทำให้แตกละเอียดufala(n)mak弄碎кришити(ся); розпадатисяريزه ريزه هو جانا، ٹ‍ک‍ڑے ٹ‍ک‍ڑے هو جاناbẻ vụn弄碎

adj ˈcrumbly

verkrummel, afkrummel, inkrummel, verbrokkel, afbrokkelسَهْل التَّفَتُّتронливdrobivýsmuldrendekrümeligεύθραυστοςdesmenuzadomureتردmurenevafriableמִתפּוֹרֵר בְּקָלוּתभुरभुरा, टुटने वालाmrvljivomladozó, roskatagrapuhsem molnar auðveldlegafriabile砕けやすい부석부석 잘 부서지는trapusdrupans; trauslsmusnahkruimeligsmuldrendekruchydesmoronado(s)fărâmiciosрассыпчатыйdrobivýdrobljivtrošansom lätt faller sönder, smuligที่แตกง่ายkolay ufalanır易弄碎的крихкий, розсипчастийريزه ريزه هو جانيوالىdễ vỡ vụn易弄碎的