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crumble en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈkɹʌmbɪ̈l] (US)
• [ˈkɹʌmbl̩] (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkɹʌmbəl/ (US)
• /ˈkɹʊmbəl/ (Northern-England)
• /ˈkɾʌmbəl/ (Scotland, Wales)
• /ˈkɹʌmbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From earlier crymble, crimble, from Middle English *crymblen, kremelen, from Old English *crymlan (“to crumble”), from *crymel (“a small crumb; crumble”), diminutive of Old English cruma (“crumb”), equivalent to crumb + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch kruimelen (“to crumble”), German Low German krömmeln (“to crumble”), German Krümel, diminutive of German Krume, German krümeln, krümmeln (“to crumble”). Alteration of vowel due to analogy with crumb.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.
   • blackberry and apple crumble

Forms

Deriveds

fumble

Relateds

crumb cake

Synonyms

crisp · crunch

Translations (7)

fr croustade (dessert) · sv smulpaj (dessert) · de Crumble (dessert) · es crumble (dessert) · zza sirane (dessert) · sv crumble (dessert) · fr crumble (dessert)

wikidata: Q2006073

crumble en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [ˈkɹʌmbɪ̈l] (US)
• [ˈkɹʌmbl̩] (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkɹʌmbəl/ (US)
• /ˈkɹʊmbəl/ (Northern-England)
• /ˈkɾʌmbəl/ (Scotland, Wales)
• /ˈkɹʌmbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From earlier crymble, crimble, from Middle English *crymblen, kremelen, from Old English *crymlan (“to crumble”), from *crymel (“a small crumb; crumble”), diminutive of Old English cruma (“crumb”), equivalent to crumb + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch kruimelen (“to crumble”), German Low German krömmeln (“to crumble”), German Krümel, diminutive of German Krume, German krümeln, krümmeln (“to crumble”). Alteration of vowel due to analogy with crumb.

Meanings

1. (figuratively, intransitive, often) To fall apart; to disintegrate.
   • The bread roll crumbled when I tried to slice it; it was too stale.
   • In 1989, as communism was beginning to crumble across Eastern Europe, just a few months before protesters started pecking away at the Berlin Wall, the Japanese game-making giant Nintendo reached across the world to unleash upon America its own version of freedom. 2012 April 4, Sam Anderson, “Just One More Game ...”, in The New York Times Magazine:
   • The empire crumbled when the ruler's indiscretions came to light.
   • Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye? / Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? 1978, Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren, “I Will Survive”, in Love Tracks, performed by Gloria Gaynor:
2. (transitive) To break into crumbs.
   • We crumbled some bread into the water.
3. (transitive) 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.

Forms

Coordinates

fold · crumple

Deriveds

crumbling skull rule · crumblingness · crumblesome · crumblingly · crumblable · that's the way the cookie crumbles · crumbler · crumblement · crumble up

Translations (117)

ja 崩れる (to fall apart) · hu szétmállik (to fall apart) · pl kruszyć (to fall apart) · ne टुक्रिनु (to fall apart) · bg троша (to render into crumbs) · ru кроши́ть (to render into crumbs) · uk розкри́шувати (to render into crumbs) · he התפרק (to fall apart) · es desmoronarse (to fall apart) · pt despedaçar (to render into crumbs) · da hensmuldre (to fall apart) · ota پارچهلانمق (to fall apart) · eo diserigi (to render into crumbs) · nl verbrokkelen (to fall apart) · de zerkrümeln (to fall apart) · gl esboroar (to fall apart) · ca derrumbar-se (to fall apart) · fr émietter (to render into crumbs) · fr s'effondrer (to fall apart) · eo pulvorigi (to render into crumbs) · gl derrafar (to render into crumbs) · eo kolapsi (to fall apart) · nds-de utenannerfallen (to fall apart) · zza rocnayen (to render into crumbs) · uk розкриши́ти (to render into crumbs) · cs drobit se (to fall apart) · fi murentua (to render into crumbs) · uk розсипа́тися (to fall apart) · hu szétmorzsol (to render into crumbs) · es desmigajarse (to fall apart) · crh ufatmaq (to fall apart) · ca desmoronar-se (to fall apart) · hu porlad (to fall apart) · ro dumica (to render into crumbs) · gl esmigallar (to render into crumbs) · hu szétporlad (to fall apart) · nl uit elkaar vallen (to fall apart) · cmn 碎裂 (to render into crumbs) · fi murustaa (to render into crumbs) · it sgretolarsi (to fall apart) · da smuldre (to fall apart) · uk розкри́шуватися (to fall apart) · es desmenuzarse (to fall apart) · cs drolit se (to fall apart) · no smuldre (to render into crumbs) · la friō (to render into crumbs) · eo disfali (to fall apart) · km ស្រុត (to fall apart) · ja 崩す (to render into crumbs) · mi ngāhorohoro (to fall apart) · it sbriciolarsi (to render into crumbs) · bg роня (to render into crumbs) · gl esfarelar (to fall apart) · he פורר (to render into crumbs) · gl esfaragullar (to render into crumbs) · ru раскроши́ться (to fall apart) · nds-de vuneenfallen (to fall apart) · hu omladozik (to fall apart) · uk криши́тися (to fall apart) · hu mállik (to fall apart) · ru рассыпа́ться (to fall apart) · bg раздробявам се (to fall apart) · cs drobit (to render into crumbs) · pt esfarelar (to render into crumbs) · de bröckeln (to fall apart) · zza têvden (to mix forming crumbs) · vo dädiledükön (to render into crumbs) · da smuldre (to render into crumbs) · ru кроши́ться (to fall apart) · uk розси́патися (to fall apart) · fi murentua (to fall apart) · es desmigajar (to render into crumbs) · mi ngawhere (to fall apart) · hu omlik (to fall apart) · it ridursi in polvere (to fall apart) · hu foszlik (to fall apart) · ca esmicolar-se (most common fer-se miques) (to fall apart) · nds-de uteneenfallen (to fall apart) · fi murtua (to fall apart) · pt desmoronar (to fall apart) · hu szertefoszlik (to fall apart) · grc ψάω (to fall apart) · nl verkruimelen (to fall apart) · fr effriter (to render into crumbs) · hu összedől (to fall apart) · cs drolit (to render into crumbs) · ru рассы́паться (to fall apart) · he התפורר (to fall apart) · gl entrillar (to render into crumbs) · de zerbröckeln (to fall apart) · hy բրդել (to render into crumbs) · it sabbiare (to mix forming crumbs) · it crollare (to fall apart) · ru раскроши́ть (to render into crumbs) · nl verkruimelen (to render into crumbs) · it sbriciolare (to render into crumbs) · mi tāorooro (to fall apart) · hu hull (to fall apart) · bg разпадам се (to fall apart) · es desmenuzar (to render into crumbs) · eo diseriĝi (to fall apart) · hu elmorzsol (to render into crumbs) · cmn 崩溃 (to fall apart) · hu morzsol (to render into crumbs) · pl pokruszyć (to fall apart) · fi murentaa (to render into crumbs) · rup dinjic (to render into crumbs) · uk розкриши́тися (to fall apart) · da forvitre (to fall apart) · gl esfarelar (to render into crumbs) · hu összeomlik (to fall apart) · no falle i grus (to fall apart) · hu széthullik (to fall apart) · uk криши́ти (to render into crumbs) · de zerkrümeln (to render into crumbs) · de krümeln (to render into crumbs) · vo dädiledikön (to fall apart)