crumble

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkrʌmbəl/ or [ˈkrʌmbɪ̈l] or [ˈkrʌmbl̩]

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• Hyphenation: crum‧ble

Verb

Plain form crumble

Third-person singular crumbles

Past tense crumbled

Past participle crumbled

Present participle crumbling

1. When something crumbles, it breaks into small pieces and the whole thing falls apart.

   The wall crumbled when the car crashed into it.

Noun

Singular crumble

Plural crumbles

1. (countable) A crumble is a dessert that came from Britain and is made up of fruits and flour.

Related words

• crumb