crumbling

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crumbling

/ˈkɹʌmblɪŋ/
/ˈkɹʌmbl̩ɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌmblɪŋ

adjective

That crumbles; that breaks into small pieces or particles.
figuratively In a state of decline. A rain of dust fell from the crumbling ceiling.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of crumble

noun crumblings

Material that has crumbled away; crumbs. Blank I call it, but it was figured over with the patches that please a painter, repaired breaches, crumblings of plaster, extrusions of brick that had turned pink with time[…]
Similar: chip, fragment, bit, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, hunk

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: collapse, fall apart, tumble, break down, decay, crumple, delapidate, ailing, failing, collapsing, disintegrating, idols, imploding, fragmenting, decaying, deteriorating

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@misc{crumbling_2026,
  title = {crumbling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crumbling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}