crumble

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Makes the rocks crumble, and the first step in the generation of soil.

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  1. transitive verb To break into small fragments or particles.
  2. intransitive verb To fall into small fragments or particles; disintegrate. See Synonyms at decay.
  3. intransitive verb To give way; collapse: an ego that crumbles under pressure.

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  • Makes the rocks crumble, and the first step in the generation of soil. —  Paul Stamets on 6 ways mushrooms can save the world
  • If you don't mind waiting another 20 minutes for your dessert, the menu offers a speciality apple and cinnamon crumble which is individually made to order, and the home-made shortbread which comes with the créme brulée is another nice touch. —  Express & Star
  • Actually, this crumble is a little different, and does feature something I've been meaning to try. —  lemonpi
  • For dessert, blackberry crumble was the Inn's specialty but on occasion they served brown bread and whiskey ice cream.
  • Perhaps they think the hour is at hand for realizing that hope Nor is it strange if Greece also has been long hoping that when the Ottoman Empire did finally crumble--as it must--she might out of the wreck be able to bring together the long-separated fragments of her race God grant there may be no conflict between Greece and Europe. —  The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 20, March 25, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
 

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  1. Alteration (influenced by crumb) of Middle English cremelen, from Old English *crymelen, frequentative of gecrymmian, to break into crumbs, from cruma, crumb.

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  1. English dial. also crimble (cf. crimb); = Dutch kruimelen = German krümeln = Low German krömeln, crumble; freq. of crumb, v.
  2. Dim. of crumb, n.
 

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