crumblings

[ kruhm-blingz ]
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plural noun
  1. crumbs; crumbled bits.

Origin of crumblings

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How to use crumblings in a sentence

  • He opened his eyes and pushed himself up from the beach with both hands spread in warm, soft crumblings.

    The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. Delany
  • Time and volcanic crumblings and desert wind have carved the great beast into the semblance of an elephant at rest.

    Still Jim | Honor Willsie Morrow
  • They are found in Ceylon, in Thibet, and in Burmah among the crumblings of primordial rock.

    A Transient Guest | Edgar Saltus
  • We understand with difficulty these emigrations, these crumblings into morsels of our mind.

    The Mind and the Brain | Alfred Binet