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crumble into small pieces

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  • Crumble — Crum ble, v. i. To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish. [1913 Webster] If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crumble — Crum ble (kr[u^]m b l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumbled} (kr[u^]m b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumbling} (kr[u^]m bl[i^]ng).] [Dim. of crumb, v. t., akin to D. kruimelen G. kr[ u]meln.] To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crumble — I. verb (crumbled; crumbling) Etymology: alteration of Middle English kremelen, frequentative of Old English gecrymian to crumble, from cruma Date: 1547 transitive verb to break into small pieces intransitive verb 1. to fall into small pieces ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • crumble — [c]/ˈkrʌmbəl / (say krumbuhl) verb (crumbled, crumbling) –verb (t) 1. to break into small fragments or crumbs. –verb (i) 2. to fall into small pieces; break or part into small fragments. 3. to decay; disappear piecemeal. –noun 4. something… …  

  • crumble — crumblingness, n. /krum beuhl/, v., crumbled, crumbling, n. v.t. 1. to break into small fragments or crumbs. v.i. 2. to fall into small pieces; break or part into small fragments. 3. to decay or disintegrate gradually: The ancient walls had… …   Universalium

  • crumble — [krum′bəl] vt. crumbled, crumbling [freq. of CRUMB] to break into crumbs or small pieces vi. to fall to pieces; disintegrate n. Rare a crumb or crumbling substance …   English World dictionary

  • crumble — I UK [ˈkrʌmb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms crumble : present tense I/you/we/they crumble he/she/it crumbles present participle crumbling past tense crumbled past participle crumbled 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to break something into very small… …   English dictionary

  • crumble — [[t]krʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] crumbles, crumbling, crumbled 1) V ERG If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments... [V n] Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl.… …   English dictionary

  • crumble — crum|ble1 [ krʌmbl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to break something into very small pieces, or to be broken into very small pieces: The soft earth of the riverbank crumbled under his feet. Crumble the biscuits over the fruit mixture. a ) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • crumble — crum|ble1 [ˈkrʌmbəl] v [: Old English; Origin: gecrymian, from cruma; CRUMB] 1.) [i]also crumble away if something, especially something made of stone or rock, is crumbling, small pieces are breaking off it ▪ The old stonework was crumbling away …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • crumble — crum·ble || krÊŒmbl v. fall to pieces, shatter, collapse; break into small crumbs n. small crumbs; (British) crisp, flour and butter mixture used as a topping …   English contemporary dictionary

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