Crumbling: meaning, definitions and examples
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crumbling
[ หkrสmblษชล ]
intransitive
To break or fall apart into small fragments or pieces; to disintegrate.
Synonyms
break up, disintegrate, fall apart
Examples of usage
- The old building was crumbling due to years of neglect.
- The cookie started crumbling as soon as I picked it up.
general
A process of breaking or falling apart into small fragments or pieces.
Synonyms
decay, deterioration, disintegration
Examples of usage
- The once beautiful castle was now just a pile of crumbling ruins.
- The crumbling of the relationship was inevitable.
Translations
Translations of the word "crumbling" in other languages:
๐ต๐น desmoronando
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฌเคฟเคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช zerbrรถckelnd
๐ฎ๐ฉ runtuh
๐บ๐ฆ ััะนะฝัะฒะฐะฝะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ kruszenie
๐ฏ๐ต ๅดฉใใ
๐ซ๐ท s'effondrer
๐ช๐ธ desmoronamiento
๐น๐ท รงรถken
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฌด๋์ง
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงูููุงุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ drolenรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ drobenie
๐จ๐ณ ๅดฉๆบ
๐ธ๐ฎ drobljenje
๐ฎ๐ธ molnun
๐ฐ๐ฟ าาฑะปะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ daฤฤฑlma
๐ฒ๐ฝ desmoronamiento
Word origin
The word 'crumbling' originated from the verb 'crumble', which came into Middle English from the Old English word 'crymelen'. The base of this word is the Proto-Germanic 'krimilon', which means 'to break into small pieces'. Over time, 'crumbling' evolved to describe the action of breaking or falling apart into small fragments or pieces.