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What is another word for crumbling?

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Adjective
Falling apart or broken down
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“The new visitor center will replace the current crumbling museum building, which is suffering from damp and dry rot.”
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Shabby and squalid in nature
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Easily broken into small fragments
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An act or state of crumbling or shattering
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In a stale or decaying state
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Decaying or deteriorating due to old age
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Resembling or characteristic of powder in texture
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From or relating to a previous era
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That falls or fall
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The process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter
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The prevention or failure of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something
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The gradual destruction or diminution of something
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The act of breaking up or being broken up
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In a period of decrease or decline
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“I found that the image quality began to crumble as we increased the level of magnification.”
Verb
Present participle for to break into small fragments due to impact
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“The defective quality of the stone and workmanship caused the north abutment wall of the Cuyahoga aqueduct to crumble and give way.”
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Present participle for to break into small fragments due to decay
“The rot eats into the wood, and the walls begin to crumble.”
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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.”
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Present participle for to become progressively worse in quality or health
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Present participle for to fall or collapse inward or to the bottom
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Present participle for to destroy or be destroyed in a gradual manner
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Present participle for to have a mental or emotional breakdown
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Present participle for convert into oxide
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Present participle for to knock or cut pieces off (a hard material)
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Present participle for to chop or cut into very small pieces
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Present participle for to surrender or end all resistance to
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Present participle for to quench or satisfy (one's thirst)
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Present participle for to fail or not succeed
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Present participle for come or fall away from a surface in flakes
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