crumbling

Meaning of crumbling

verb
  1. To fall apart; to disintegrate.
    The empire crumbled when the ruler's indiscretions came to light.
  2. To break into crumbs.
    We crumbled some bread into the water.
  3. To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.
    Using your fingers, crumble the ingredients with the fingertips, lifting in an upward motion, until the mixture is sandy and resembles large breadcrumbs.

noun

Material that has crumbled away; crumbs.

Information about crumbling

  • The plural form of crumbling is: crumblings.
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Hyphenation of crumbling

crum-bling

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • crumbling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

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