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Pronunciation: [kɹˈʌmbə͡lz] (IPA)

Crumbles refer to small pieces or fragments of something that is usually solid. Synonyms for crumbles can include disintegrates, shatters, breaks down, fractures, falls apart, collapses, disintegrates, or falls to pieces. These words are often used to convey the idea of decay, destruction, or the breaking down of materials, structures, or objects. Other synonyms for crumbles could include erodes, decays, deteriorates, or decomposes, which suggest a gradual but steady process of wearing down over time. Overall, there are many different ways to describe the disintegration of objects, and the appropriate synonym for crumbles will depend on the context in which it is used and the level of detail required.

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    • Verb, 3rd person singular present
      collapses.

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Usage examples for Crumbles

But the ruined castle on the island is not all that remains of man's handiwork here, for high on the mainland, on the great boss of earth fronting the island, are the remains of another castle, now falling piecemeal into the gulf below as the cliff crumbles.
"Cornwall"
G. E. Mitton
Some of the protuberances are formed by the shooting of a flame, which burns out, leaving something that looks like a cinder, which crumbles into a heap, and then retains that form for some time; that there are luminous gases that surround the sun in concentric strata divided by a non-luminous layer; that the notches on the limb of the moon are the reflections of the upper part of the protuberances from the surface of the moon; that at a great distance from the sun there is a violent current of gas in an opposite direction to the motion of the sun upon its axis; that the light band surrounding the moon's limb in photograms of the partial eclipse, may be caused by the reflection from the second or under side of the plate.
"Canadian Eclipse Party 1869"
Commander E. D. Ashe
Good compressed yeast is a pale fawn colour, smells sweet, breaks clean, and crumbles easily.
"Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management"
Ministry of Education

Famous quotes with Crumbles

  • When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.
    Daniel Bell
  • The film I think was a good film for what it was designed for. It was for kids. Unfortunately the critics slashed it before it even started but that is just the way the cookie crumbles.
    Justin Guarini
  • Humanity is the keystone that holds nations and men together. When that collapses, the whole structure crumbles. This is as true of baseball teams as any other pursuit in life.
    Connie Mack
  • You gotta take care of the people that are part of the foundation. If you don't, it crumbles.
    Jack Scalia
  • Everything is winged in this universe, even a rock! When the time comes, rock crumbles into tiny pieces and starts flying in the air!
    Mehmet Murat ildan

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