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crum⋅ble
[kruhm-buh
l] 
verb, -bled, -bling, noun –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to break into small fragments or crumbs. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to fall into small pieces; break or part into small fragments. |
| 3. | to decay or disintegrate gradually: The ancient walls had crumbled. |
–noun
| 4. | a crumbly or crumbled substance. |
| 5. | crumbles, bits of crisp bacon, bread, etc., added to other foods, esp. as a topping. |
| 6. | British Dialect. crumb; particle; fragment. |
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| crum·ble (krŭm'bəl) v. crum·bled, crum·bling, crum·bles v. tr. To break into small fragments or particles. v. intr.
[Alteration (influenced by crumb) of Middle English cremelen, from Old English *crymelen, frequentative of gecrymmian, to break into crumbs, from cruma, crumb.] |
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Crumble
Crum"ble\ (kr?m"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crumbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crumbling (-bl?ng).] [Dim. of crumb, v. t., akin to D. krimelen G. kr?meln.] 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.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. 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.
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Language Translation for : crumble
Spanish:
desmigajar, desmenuzar,
German:
zerkrümeln,
Japanese:
ぼろぼろに砕ける
crumble
O.E. *crymelan, presumed freq. of gecrymman "to break into crumbs," from cruma (see crumb). The -b- is probably on analogy of Fr. words like humble, where it belongs. Crummy "easily crumbled" (1567) yielded a slang sense of "poorly made" (1859), but probably was influenced by mid-19c. slang crumb "body louse" (cf. lousy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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crumble
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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