crumble
/ˈkɹʌmbəl/ verbo C1En español: desmigajarse, desmoronarse, desmenuzarse, desmigajar
- To fall apart; to disintegrate. · The bread roll crumbled when I tried to slice it; it was too stale.· The empire crumbled when the ruler's indiscretions came to light.
- To break into crumbs. · We crumbled some bread into the water.
- To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.
He/she/it crumbles · Pasado crumbled · Participio pasado crumbled · Forma en -ing crumbling
Formas del verbo
- Forma base
- crumble
- He/she/it
- crumbles
- Pasado
- crumbled
- Participio pasado
- crumbled
- Forma en -ing
- crumbling
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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That crumbles in your furnaces!
An odour of age and decay pervaded the whole crumbling building.
“No, sir, it crumbled all to bits after we moved it.”
Not a word to show your suspicions—not a word, or my plans crumble to the ground.”
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