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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrʌmb^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkrʌmbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krum′bəl)

Inflections of 'crumble' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

crumbles: v 3rd person singular

crumbling: v pres p

crumbled: v past

crumbled: v past p

crum•ble /ˈkrʌmbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling.

to (cause to) break into small fragments: [no object]The ancient paper crumbled in his hands.[~ + object]I crumbled the dried leaves in my fingers.
[no object] to disintegrate gradually;
collapse;
lose strength: The ancient empire was crumbling from within.

crum•bly, adj., -bli•er, -bli•est.

crum•ble (krum′bəl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n.
v.t.

to break into small fragments or crumbs.

v.i.

to fall into small pieces;
break or part into small fragments.
to decay or disintegrate gradually:The ancient walls had crumbled.

a crumbly or crumbled substance.
Food crumbles, bits of crisp bacon, bread, etc., added to other foods, esp. as a topping.
British Termscrumb;
particle;
fragment.

1375–1425; earlier crymble, crimble; late Middle English kremelen, akin to crome crumb; see -le

crum′bling•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

crumble /ˈkrʌmb^əl/ vb

to break or be broken into crumbs or fragments
(intransitive) to fall apart or away

Brit a baked pudding consisting of a crumbly mixture of flour, fat, and sugar over stewed fruit: apple crumble

Etymology: 16th Century: variant of crimble, of Germanic origin; compare Low German krömeln, Dutch kruimelen

'crumble' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

friable - friction - moulder - rot - brittle - collapse - crumblings - crumbly - crush - molder - mull - powder down - weary

In Lists: Cooking, My Vocabulary (Michael), more...

Synonyms: break up, break apart, break, break, pulverize, more...

Collocations: [apple, banana, blackberry, fruit] crumble, [make, bake, eat] [apple] crumble, [Apple] crumble is my favorite (pie)., more...

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