Crumbling

//ˈkɹʌmblɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Material that has crumbled away; crumbs.

    "Blank I call it, but it was figured over with the patches that please a painter, repaired breaches, crumblings of plaster, extrusions of brick that had turned pink with time[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of crumble form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That crumbles; that breaks into small pieces or particles.
  2. 2
    In a state of decline. figuratively

Synonyms

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ablationabrasionatomizationattritionbeatingbedraggled

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"Old traditions are crumbling away."

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