Crumble

/ˈkɹʌmbəl/

Synonyms for "crumble" (209 found)

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Closest matches (42)

abate ablate abradeair pollutionatomize batebe eaten awaybeatbite the dustbran bray breakbreak downbreak upbrecciate cankercave incollapse comecome apart

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come to dustcome unstuckcomminuteconk outconsumeconsume away

Noun(10 words)

break apartbreak downcave-in incidentcaves collapsecollapse of civilizationcollapses collapsingcollapsing of civilizationcollapsing of civilization study

Verb(6 words)

break downcaved collapsecollapse under pressurecollapsedcollapses under pressure

Strong matches (63)

contriturate corrode corruptcrack upcrumbcrumble into dustcrumble to dustcrush decay decline decompose decrease deliquescedie awaydiminish disintegrate disjoin disorganize dispel dissipate

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dissolve dive droop dropdrop offdust dwindle ebb effloresce erode fade fail faint fallfall awayfall into decayfall offfall to dustfall to piecesfallout farina fester filings fissionfizzle outflag

Verb(10 words)

corradecrack under pressurecrumbed crumple decay dilapidate disintegrated disintegrates disintegratingfall apart

Noun(7 words)

crack under loadcrisp dessert deteriorate disintegrate failfall apart

Related words (104)

flour fragment gangrenegive backgive outgive waygnawgo badgo downhillgo softgo to piecesgrain granulate granulize grate grindgrind to powdergrit groathit the skids

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languish lessenlet uplevigate lint mash mealmelt awaymildew mill mold molder mortify mould moulder mouldy mush necrosepeg outperish pestlepeter outpine plummet plungepoop outpound powder pulverize putrefy putresce rankle raspingreduce to powderrotrun lowsag sawdust scrunch shard shiver shred shrink sink smash smut soot sphacelate split spoil squash subside suppurate surrendertail offtaint topple triturate tumble turn wane wastewaste awayweaken wearwear awaywear thinwilt yield

Noun(10 words)

frag fragment funks piece shard sliver smashingto give waytottering wimps

Verb(3 words)

moldered shivered tumble

Adjective(2 words)

political collapserapid societal collapse

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More general

10 entries

break changechange integritycollapse dessert disintegrate fail fragment piece

More specific

10 entries

apple crumbleberry crumblecrack crumbfall apartfragmentpear crumbleshard shatter sliver

Collocations

11 entries

apple crumblecrumb toppingcrumble away graduallycrumble dessertcrumble into dustcrumble recipecrumble to piecescrumble to powdercrumble under pressurefruit crumblewarm crumble

Inflections

3 entries

crumbled crumbles crumbling

Derivations

2 entries

crumbler crumbly

similar

1 entries

fall

Translations

2 translations across 2 languages.

Italian

1 entries

sabbiare verb (to mix forming crumbs)

Zazaki

1 entries

têvden verb (to mix forming crumbs)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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The church's steeple is beginning to crumble with age.

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Where did you crumble them?

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What's the recipe for apple crumble?

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This is not wishful thinking or a dream that may be set to crumble before our eyes.

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