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crumble

crum·ble [ krúmb'l ]


verb  (past and past participle crum·bled, present participle crum·bling, 3rd person present singular crum·bles)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb reduce to tiny bits: to break up into tiny bits, or make something break into tiny bits

2. intransitive verb disintegrate: to disintegrate or fall apart



noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. food 
Same as  crispn (sense 1)


[15th century. Probably < Old English gecrymmian "break into crumbs" < cruma (see crumb)]
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