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crumbling
crum·ble C0776200 (krŭm′bəl)v. crum·bled, crum·bling, crum·bles v.tr. To break into small fragments or pieces: I crumbled the cheese into the salad.v.intr.1. To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate: The ancient castle had crumbled to ruins.2. To give way; collapse: an ego that crumbles under pressure.n.1. A baked dessert of fruit topped with a crumbly pastry mixture: cherry crumble.2. The crumbly mixture on top of such a dessert.
[Alteration (influenced by crumb) of Middle English cremelen, from Old English *crymelen, frequentative of gecrymmian, to break into crumbs, from cruma, crumb.]Thesauruscrumblingadjective disintegrating, collapsing, deteriorating, decaying, eroding, decomposing, mouldering the building's leaking roofs, broken windows, and crumbling stoneworkTranslationsIdiomsSeecrumblecrumbling
Synonyms for crumblingadj disintegratingSynonyms- disintegrating
- collapsing
- deteriorating
- decaying
- eroding
- decomposing
- mouldering
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