Crumble

  • 11crumble — [krum′bəl] vt. crumbled, crumbling [freq. of CRUMB] to break into crumbs or small pieces vi. to fall to pieces; disintegrate n. Rare a crumb or crumbling substance …

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  • 12crumble — [[t]krʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] crumbles, crumbling, crumbled 1) V ERG If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments... [V n] Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl.… …

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  • 13Crumble — For other uses, see Crumble (disambiguation). A blackberry and apple crumble A crumble is a dish of British and Irish origin that can be made in a sweet or savoury version, depending on ingredients used, although the sweet version is much more… …

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  • 14crumble — I UK [ˈkrʌmb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms crumble : present tense I/you/we/they crumble he/she/it crumbles present participle crumbling past tense crumbled past participle crumbled 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to break something into very small… …

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  • 15Crumble — Rhabarber Crumble Crumble (dt.: Krümel) ist eine beliebte Gattung von Nachspeisen aus der englischen Küche. Dabei handelt es sich um mit Streuseln überbackene Früchte. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 …

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  • 16crumble — crum|ble1 [ˈkrʌmbəl] v [: Old English; Origin: gecrymian, from cruma; CRUMB] 1.) [i]also crumble away if something, especially something made of stone or rock, is crumbling, small pieces are breaking off it ▪ The old stonework was crumbling away …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17crumble — crum|ble1 [ krʌmbl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to break something into very small pieces, or to be broken into very small pieces: The soft earth of the riverbank crumbled under his feet. Crumble the biscuits over the fruit mixture. a ) …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18crumble — 1 verb 1 (I, T) also crumble away to break apart into little pieces, or make something do this: Billy crumbled the bread in his fingers. 2 (I) if a building crumbles, it is old and starting to fall down: Britain s crumbling schools 3 (I) also… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19crumble — I. verb (crumbled; crumbling) Etymology: alteration of Middle English kremelen, frequentative of Old English gecrymian to crumble, from cruma Date: 1547 transitive verb to break into small pieces intransitive verb 1. to fall into small pieces ; …

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  • 20crumble — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Crumble is used after these nouns: ↑apple {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Crumble is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cliff, ↑empire, ↑resistance, ↑world …

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