Noun
1
A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.
Verb
1
fall apart
"the building crumbled after the explosion"
"Negotiations broke down"
2
break or fall apart into fragments
"The cookies crumbled"
"The Sphinx is crumbling"
3
fall into decay or ruin
"The unoccupied house started to decay"
4
To fall apart; to disintegrate.
Proper Noun
Example Sentences
"the building crumbled after the explosion"
verb
"Negotiations broke down"
verb
"The cookies crumbled"
verb
"The Sphinx is crumbling"
verb
"The unoccupied house started to decay"
verb
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