v., -bled, -bling, -bles.

v.tr.

To break into small fragments or particles.

v.intr.

1. To fall into small fragments or particles; disintegrate. See synonyms at decay.
2. To give way; collapse: an ego that crumbles under pressure.

n.

A baked dessert of fruit topped with a crumbly pastry mixture: cherry crumble.

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

Flour, fat, and sugar (a rubbed-in plain cake mix) baked as a topping over fruit instead of pastry. For savoury crumble the sugar is omitted and cheese and seasoning are added.

n. A British dessert in which raw fruit is topped with a crumbly pastry mixture and baked. crumble v. To break food up (usually with the fingers) into small pieces, such as "crumbled" bacon.

verb

To reduce or become reduced to pieces or components: break down, break up, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, fragmentize. See continue/stop/pause, help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: break or fall into pieces
Antonyms: build, put together

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lade smuldre, smuldre
v. intr. - gå i opløsning
n. - drys, krumme

idioms:

• crumble away    falde fra hinanden, smuldre bort

Nederlands (Dutch)
af-/verbrokkelen, kruimeltaart/-deeg, uit elkaar vallen, kruimelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - émietter, écraser, réduire (qch) en poussière
v. intr. - s'effriter, se délabrer, s'ébouler, (fig) se désagréger, s'écrouler, s'effondrer (opposition, espoir)
n. - (GB) friand (aux pommes)

idioms:

• crumble away    s'effriter

Deutsch (German)
v. - zerbröckeln, (zer)krümeln, zugrunde gehen
n. - Streusel

idioms:

• crumble away    abbröckeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θρύπτω/-ομαι, θρυμματίζω/-ομαι, καταρρέω
n. - θρύμμα, (μαγειρ.) επίστρωση από μίγμα αλευριού, λίπους και ζάχαρης

idioms:

• crumble away    θρυμματίζομαι, διαλύομαι, καταρρέω

Italiano (Italian)
disgregarsi, cadere in pezzi, sbriciolarsi, ridurre in briciole

idioms:

• crumble away    sgretolarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esmigalhar
n. - migalha (f)

idioms:

• crumble away    cortar em pequenos pedaços

Русский (Russian)
обрушиться, рассыпаться, разрушить

idioms:

• crumble away    обрушиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - romper, deshacer, desmenuzar, desmigar
v. intr. - romperse, agrietarse, desmenuzarse, deshacerse
n. - platillo de cocina consistente en frutas endulzadas y cubiertas con harina, manteca y azúcar

idioms:

• crumble away    desmoronarse, desintegrarse, desmigajarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smula sönder, falla sönder, förfalla, vittra
n. - smulpaj

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
粉碎, 弄碎, 摧毁, 破坏, 破碎, 碎裂, 崩溃, 消失, 灭亡, 面包屑

idioms:

• crumble away    逐渐消失

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 粉碎, 弄碎, 摧毀, 破壞
v. intr. - 破碎, 碎裂, 崩潰, 消失, 滅亡
n. - 麵包屑

idioms:

• crumble away    逐漸消失

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 빻다
v. intr. - 부서지다, 무너지다
n. - 잘게 부순 것, 크럼블

idioms:

• crumble away    망하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - くずにする, ぼろぼろにくずれる, もろくも消えうせる
n. - 細かくくずれるもの, クランブル

idioms:

• crumble away    ぼろぼろに崩れる, 崩れ去る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تحطم, انهار, تداعى, فتت (الاسم) نوع من أطباق الحلوى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פורר, פותת‬
v. intr. - ‮התפורר, נמוג‬
n. - ‮תערובת קמח שומן ופירורי לחם המבושלת יחד עם פירות, חומר במצב התפוררות‬

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