crumble
🇺🇸
/ˈkrʌmbl/
🇬🇧
/ˈkrʌmbl/
verb
R
to break into small pieces
Crumble the cookie into tiny bits.
R
to fall apart slowly
The old wall will crumble if you touch it.
R
to become weak and fail
Their plan started to crumble when problems arose.
noun
R
a baked fruit dessert with a topping
We made an apple crumble for dessert.
translation
to break into small pieces; to fall apart slowly; to become weak and fail
a baked fruit dessert with a topping
Word Forms
3rd Present
crumbles
Progressive
crumbling
Past
crumbled
Perfect
crumbled
Plural
crumbles