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crum·ble
 crumble
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- pronunciation:
- kruhm
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
crumbles, crumbling, crumbled |
| definition: |
to break or crush into bits or crumbs.
He crumbled the cracker into his soup.- similar words:
- crumb
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| related words: |
chop, crush, disintegrate, grind, smash |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to fall into small bits; decay.
That castle has long since crumbled.- similar words:
- decay, decompose, disintegrate, molder, rot
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| related words: |
chip, collapse, give way, smash |
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