crumble
IPA: krˈʌmbʌɫ
noun
- A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive, often figurative) To fall apart; to disintegrate.
- (transitive) To break into crumbs.
- (transitive) To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.
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Examples of "crumble" in Sentences
- The crumble is my favourite part of the whole bar.
- Bake in 350 F oven until crumble is golden, about 40 minutes.
- The butter in the crumble is cut in, not melted, making it very crumbly but surprisingly not dry.
- Where the library brand begins to crumble is when people say that they use the library less [because] they like to locate information for themselves.
- I repeat that I do not think that Hitler, when he gets the oil, will be victorious, because Germany will crumble from the inside, but I think they will try everything before they absolutely crash.
- Watching Pakistan crumble from a pseudo-democracy into a despotic dictatorship rife with Islamic fundamentalist extremists who threaten the security of the Middle East and victory in Afghanistan is a huge issue.
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