The base of the pillar suddenly crumbled into dust.
•The bones crumbled into dust as the body was lifted from the box.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
crumble — [[t]krʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] crumbles, crumbling, crumbled 1) V ERG If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments... [V n] Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl.… … English dictionary
crumble — I UK [ˈkrʌmb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms crumble : present tense I/you/we/they crumble he/she/it crumbles present participle crumbling past tense crumbled past participle crumbled 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to break something into very small… … English dictionary
crumble — crum|ble1 [ˈkrʌmbəl] v [: Old English; Origin: gecrymian, from cruma; CRUMB] 1.) [i]also crumble away if something, especially something made of stone or rock, is crumbling, small pieces are breaking off it ▪ The old stonework was crumbling away … Dictionary of contemporary English
crumble — crum|ble1 [ krʌmbl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to break something into very small pieces, or to be broken into very small pieces: The soft earth of the riverbank crumbled under his feet. Crumble the biscuits over the fruit mixture. a ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crumble — I. verb (crumbled; crumbling) Etymology: alteration of Middle English kremelen, frequentative of Old English gecrymian to crumble, from cruma Date: 1547 transitive verb to break into small pieces intransitive verb 1. to fall into small pieces ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
crumble — 1 verb 1 (I, T) also crumble away to break apart into little pieces, or make something do this: Billy crumbled the bread in his fingers. 2 (I) if a building crumbles, it is old and starting to fall down: Britain s crumbling schools 3 (I) also… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crumble — [c]/ˈkrʌmbəl / (say krumbuhl) verb (crumbled, crumbling) –verb (t) 1. to break into small fragments or crumbs. –verb (i) 2. to fall into small pieces; break or part into small fragments. 3. to decay; disappear piecemeal. –noun 4. something… …
crumble — verb break or fall apart into small fragments. ↘cause (something, especially food) to crumble. ↘disintegrate gradually: the party s fragile unity began to crumble. noun Brit. a pudding made with fruit and a topping of flour and fat rubbed to the… … English new terms dictionary
crumble — [ˈkrʌmb(ə)l] verb 1) [I/T] to break into very small pieces, or to make something do this The soft earth crumbled under his feet.[/ex] 2) [I] to stop existing or being effective My determination crumbled as soon as I saw her.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
List of D.Gray-man episodes (season 2) — The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Aniplex of the second season The second season of the D.Gray man anime series is named the 2nd stage.[1] The anime is directed by Osamu Nabeshima and produced by Dentsu … Wikipedia
break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
