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Falling apart or broken down
“The new visitor center will replace the current crumbling museum building, which is suffering from damp and dry rot.”
Shabby and squalid in nature
Easily broken into small fragments
Organically decayed or broken down
An act or state of crumbling or shattering
Resembling or characteristic of powder in texture
Near to failure or bankruptcy
In a period or process of decrease or decline
Scaly or peeling, especially of a surface or skin
The process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter
The prevention or failure of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something
The gradual destruction or diminution of something
The act of breaking up or being broken up
To be surrendering or yielding to someone or something
Present participle for to break into small fragments due to impact
“The defective quality of the stone and workmanship caused the north abutment wall of the Cuyahoga aqueduct to crumble and give way.”
Present participle for to break into small fragments due to decay
“The rot eats into the wood, and the walls begin to crumble.”
Present participle for to break or crush into crumbs or small particles
“Using your fingers and thumbs, crumble the remaining mixture all over the top, covering as evenly as possible.”
Present participle for to worsen in quality or value
“I found that the image quality began to crumble as we increased the level of magnification.”
Present participle for to fall or collapse inward or to the bottom
Present participle for to diminish to nothing
Present participle for to destroy or be destroyed in a gradual manner
Present participle for to have a mental or emotional breakdown
Present participle for to knock or cut pieces off (a hard material)
Present participle for to chop or cut into very small pieces
Present participle for to quench or satisfy (one's thirst)
Present participle for to fail or not succeed
Present participle for to come or fall away from a surface in flakes
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