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- Dictionarycrumbling/ˈkrʌmblɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration: "their crumbling ancestral home"
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Crumbling is the present participle of crumble, which means to break into small pieces or to become weaker. Learn how to use crumbling in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Learn the verb and noun forms of crumble, which means to break into small pieces or to fall into ruin. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
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to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces: She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers. The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to crumble. [ I ] to become weaker in strength or influence: Support for the government is crumbling. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tearing and breaking into pieces.
Crumbling means breaking into small fragments or pieces, or falling into small pieces. It can also mean disintegrating, collapsing, or deteriorating. See examples, translations, and related words.
Crumbling can be a noun meaning disintegration or a verb meaning to deteriorate. Find 82 similar and opposite words for crumbling, such as decay, rot, improve, and strengthen.
Learn the definition, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the word crumble, which means to break into small fragments or to disintegrate gradually. See examples, collocations, and related terms for crumble.
