Crumble: meaning, definitions and examples
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crumble
[ ˈkrʌmbəl ]
baking
To break or fall apart into small pieces, especially as a result of being old or badly made. To crumble can also refer to a baked dish with a topping of fruit, flour, butter, and sugar that is baked until the topping is crisp and brown.
Synonyms
deteriorate, disintegrate, fall apart
Examples of usage
- The old building began to crumble due to neglect.
- She made a delicious apple crumble for dessert.
dessert
A dessert consisting of baked fruit with a crumbly topping of flour, butter, and sugar.
Synonyms
fruit cobbler, fruit crisp, fruit crumble
Examples of usage
- We ordered a peach crumble at the restaurant.
Translations
Translations of the word "crumble" in other languages:
🇵🇹 desmoronar
- desintegrar
- esfarelar
🇮🇳 टूटना
- बिखरना
- चूर-चूर होना
🇩🇪 zerbröckeln
- zerfallen
- bröckeln
🇮🇩 hancur
- remuk
- runtuh
🇺🇦 кришитися
- розсипатися
- руйнуватися
🇵🇱 kruszyć się
- rozpadać się
- rozkruszyć
🇯🇵 崩れる (kuzureru)
- 砕ける (kudakeru)
- ぼろぼろになる (boroboro ni naru)
🇫🇷 s'effriter
- tomber en miettes
- se désagréger
🇪🇸 desmoronarse
- desmenuzarse
- desintegrarse
🇹🇷 ufalanmak
- parçalanmak
- dağılmak
🇰🇷 부서지다 (buseojida)
- 붕괴되다 (bunggoedwaeda)
- 무너지다 (munojida)
🇸🇦 يتفتت (yatafattat)
- يتحطم (yataḥaṭṭam)
- ينهار (yanhār)
🇨🇿 drolit se
- rozpadat se
- rozdrobit se
🇸🇰 drobiť sa
- rozpadávať sa
- rozdrviť
🇨🇳 崩溃 (bēngkuì)
- 粉碎 (fěnsuì)
- 分崩离析 (fēnbēnglíxī)
🇸🇮 drobljenje
- razpadati
- razpasti
🇮🇸 mylja
- molna
- brotna
🇰🇿 ұсақталу
- бөліну
- ыдырау
🇬🇪 დაშლა (dashla)
- დაფშვნა (dafshvna)
- ნგრევა (ngreva)
🇦🇿 dağılmaq
- parçalanmaq
- ufalanmaq
🇲🇽 desmoronarse
- desmenuzarse
- desintegrarse
Word origin
The word 'crumble' originated from the Old English word 'crymble' which means to break into small fragments. Over time, it evolved to its current usage in both the verb and noun forms. The culinary usage of 'crumble' to describe a dessert with a crumbly topping became popular in the 20th century.