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Definition crumble in American English

crumble verb

verb
/ˈkrʌmb(ə)l/
1

to break something into very small pieces, or to be broken into very small pieces

Example

The soft earth of the riverbank crumbled under his feet.

Example

Crumble the cookies over the fruit mixture.

Synonyms and related words
break fall apart shatter
1.1

if something hard such as stone or a brick crumbles or crumbles away, parts of it fall off because it is very old or damaged

Example

Part of the roof had rotted away and the exposed plaster was beginning to crumble.

Synonyms and related words
break fall apart shatter
2

to stop existing or being effective

Example

My determination crumbled as soon as I saw her.

Example

The government seemed powerless to prevent its weak economy from crumbling further.

Definition crumble in American English