crumble

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Regno Unito//ˈkɹʌmbəl//
Stati Uniti//ˈkɹʌmbəl//
Stati Uniti/[ˈkɹʌmbɪ̈l]/
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//ˈkɹʊmbəl//

To fall apart; to disintegrate.

verbo

1
figuratoTo fall apart; to disintegrate.
The bread roll crumbled when I tried to slice it; it was too stale.
The empire crumbled when the ruler's indiscretions came to light.
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye? / Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die?
In 1989, as communism was beginning to crumble across Eastern Europe, just a few months before protesters started pecking away at the Berlin Wall, the Japanese game-making giant Nintendo reached across the world to unleash upon America its own version of freedom.
2
To break into crumbs.
We crumbled some bread into the water.
3
To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.
Using your fingers, crumble the ingredients with the fingertips, lifting in an upward motion, until the mixture is sandy and resembles large breadcrumbs.

Etimologia

From earlier crymble, crimble, from Middle English *crymblen, kremelen, from Old English *crymlan (“to crumble”), from *crymel (“a small crumb; crumble”), diminutive of Old English cruma (“crumb”), equivalent to crumb + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch kruimelen (“to crumble”), German Low German krömmeln (“to crumble”), German Krümel, diminutive of German Krume, German krümeln, krümmeln (“to crumble”). Alteration of vowel due to analogy with crumb.

sostantivo

1
A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.
blackberry and apple crumble

Forme

plurale: crumbles
passato: crumbled
participio passato: crumbled
participio presente: crumbling
3ª persona singolare: crumbles

cruising · Sailing about without an exact destination, especially for…crumb · A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake,…Crumb · A surname.

crumble · To fall apart; to disintegrate.

Crumble · A surname.crumbling · That crumbles; that breaks into small pieces or particles.crumbs · An expression of mild surprise.

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