Antonyms for crumble


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kruhm-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrʌm bəl


Definition of crumble

Origin :
  • late 15c., kremelen, from Old English *crymelan, presumed frequentative of gecrymman "to break into crumbs," from cruma (see crumb). The -b- is 16c., probably on analogy of French-derived words like humble, where it belongs, or by influence of crumb. Related: Crumbled; crumbling.
  • verb break or fall into pieces
Example sentences :
  • With every lurch of her feet, Andrew expected to feel her crumble beneath him.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • It seemed too bright for a thing formed of dust, and doomed to crumble into dust again.
  • Extract from : « Sylph Etherege » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Not yet to be, and nevertheless to crumble away in this fashion under the sky!
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • And if he did, are these walls that will crumble at a few cannon-shots?
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Is it in this wise that a house noble for centuries is to crumble into ruin?
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • It was quite sufficient for them to see a Tibetan to crumble into nothing.
  • Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
  • It seemed as if every joy I had was destined to crumble in my hand.
  • Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • Remember that it is uncertain as to size and that the walls are liable to crumble.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman
  • The luxury of Broadwood would have to crumble: his mind was very clear about that.
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
  • All at once my bones seemed to crumble and my flesh dissolve.
  • Extract from : « Trapped in 'Black Russia' » by Ruth Pierce

Synonyms for crumble

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