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Webster 1913 Edition


Crumble

Crum′ble

(krŭm′b’l)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Crumbled
(krŭm′b’ld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Crumbling
(krŭm′blĭng)
.]
[Dim. of
crumb
, v. t., akin to D.
kruimelen
G.
krümeln
.]
To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces.
He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints,
And
crumble
all thy sinews.
Milton.

Crum′ble

,
Verb.
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.
If the stone is brittle, it will
crumble
and pass into the form of gravel.
Arbuthnot.
The league deprived of its principal supports must soon
crumble
to pieces.
Prescott.

Webster 1828 Edition


Crumble

CRUMBLE

,
Verb.
T.
[G.] To break into small pieces; to divide into minute parts.

CRUMBLE

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments.
I a stone is brittle, it will crumble into gravel.
2.
To fall into decay; to perish; as, our flesh shall crumble into dust.

Definition 2024


crumble

crumble

English

Verb

crumble (third-person singular simple present crumbles, present participle crumbling, simple past and past participle crumbled)

  1. To fall apart; to disintegrate.
  2. To render into crumbs.

Translations

Noun

crumble (countable and uncountable, plural crumbles)

  1. A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

Translations


French

Etymology

Borrowing from English crumble.

Noun

crumble m (plural crumbles)

  1. (France) crumble (dessert)