Meaning & use
crumble
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to break or fall apart into small fragments or pieces
See it in a sentence
The old brick wall crumbled a little more with each passing winter.
Her confidence crumbled after the harsh review.
A note on using this word
Crumble is used both literally (crackers, cookies, old buildings) and figuratively, for things like confidence, relationships, or empires falling apart gradually.
Words with a similar meaning
disintegratecollapse
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Another way to use it
2. noun
a baked dessert of fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of flour, butter, and sugar
We finished dinner with a warm apple crumble.
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