| Front | crumble |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, noun BrE /ˈkrʌmbl/NAmE /ˈkrʌmbl/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] to break or break sth into very small piecesRice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble.~ sth Crumble the cheese over the salad. 2 [intransitive] if a building or piece of land is crumbling, parts of it are breaking offbuildings crumbling into dust crumbling stonework The cliff is gradually crumbling away. They live in a crumbling old mansion. 3 [intransitive] to begin to fail or get weaker or to come to an enda crumbling business/relationship ~ away All his hopes began to crumble away. ~ into/to sth The empire finally crumbled into dust. see that's the way the cookie crumbles at way n. noun (BrE)(NAmE crisp /BrE; NAmE /) [uncountable, countable]a dessert (= a sweet dish) made from fruit that is covered with a rough mixture of flour, butter and sugar, cooked in the oven and usually served hotapple crumble and custard |
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