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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
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.
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)
- To fall apart; to disintegrate.
- To render into crumbs.
Translations
to fall apart
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to render into crumbs
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Noun
crumble (countable and uncountable, plural crumbles)
- A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.