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Definitions for Crumble

[1] to break into small fragments or crumbs.
[2] to fall into small pieces; break or part into small fragments.
[3] to decay or disintegrate gradually: The ancient walls had crumbled.
[4] a crumbly or crumbled substance.
[5] crumbles, bits of crisp bacon, bread, etc., added to other foods, especially as a topping.
[6] British Dialect . crumb; particle; fragment.
[7] to break or be broken into crumbs or fragments
[8] (intr) to fall apart or away his resolution crumbled
[9] British a baked pudding consisting of a crumbly mixture of flour, fat, and sugar over stewed fruit apple crumble

Words related to Crumble

collapse, tumble, disintegrate, decay, grind, crush, degenerate, dissolve, deteriorate, pulverize, crumb, perish, fragment, molder, powder, granulate, putrefy, decompose, triturate

Words nearby Crumble

cruiseway, cruising radius, cruizie, cruller, crumb, crumble, crumblings, crumbly, crumbs, crumbum, crumby

Origin of Crumble

1375–1425; earlier crymble, crimble; late Middle English kremelen, akin to crome crumb; see -le

Other words from Crumble

crum·bling·ness , noun
half-crum·bled , adjective
un·crum·bled , adjective

Word origin for Crumble

C16: variant of crimble, of Germanic origin; compare Low German krömeln, Dutch kruimelen

Synonyms for Crumble

break up, collapse, crush, decay, degenerate, deteriorate, disintegrate, dissolve, grind, tumble, crumb, decompose, fragment, granulate, molder, perish, powder, pulverize, putrefy, go to pieces, triturate