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Crumble

verb/kɹˈʌmbəl/
Definition
fall apart
break or fall apart into fragments
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈʌmbəl/
🇬🇧British English
/kɹˈʌmbəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kɹˈʌmbəl/
1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈʌmbəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbfall apart
“the building crumbled after the explosion”
verbbreak or fall apart into fragments
“The cookies crumbled”
verbfall into decay or ruin
“The unoccupied house started to decay”
Word Forms
decaynounan inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
decadentnouna person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
zerbröckeln
auseinander fallen
🇫🇷French
émietter
tomber en morceaux
🇪🇸Spanish
desmoronarse
desmoronarse
🇮🇹Italian
crollare
cadere a pezzi
🇳🇱Dutch
afbrokkelen
uit elkaar vallen
🇵🇹Portuguese
desmoronar
desmoronar
🇷🇺Russian
рушиться
развалиться
India
🇮🇳Hindi
टुकड़े टुकड़े
अलग - थलग
🇧🇩Bengali
চূর্ণবিচূর্ণ
বিচ্ছিন্ন হয়ে পড়া
🇮🇳Tamil
நொறுங்கும்
பிரிந்து விழுகின்றன
🇮🇳Telugu
కృంగిపోవడం
విడిపోతాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
चुरा
अलग पडणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ક્ષીણ થઈ જવું
અલગ પડી જવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕುಸಿಯಲು
ಬೀಳುತ್ತವೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തകരുക
വീഴും
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟੁੱਟਣਾ
ਵੱਖ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
کچلنا
الگ ہو جانا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
崩溃
散架
🇯🇵Japanese
崩れる
バラバラになる
🇰🇷Korean
무너지다
무너지다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vỡ vụn
sụp đổ
🇹🇭Thai
สลาย
กระจุย
🇮🇩Indonesian
hancur
berantakan
🇵🇭Filipino
gumuho
magkawatak-watak
🇲🇾Malay
runtuh
berpecah belah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تنهار
ينهار
🇮🇷Persian
فرو ریختن
از هم پاشید
🇹🇷Turkish
ufalanmak
parçalanmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהִתְפּוֹרֵר
להתפרק
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'crumble'?
The primary meaning of 'crumble' is 'fall apart'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'crumble' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'crumble' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'crumble' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'crumble' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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