verb crumbles, crumbled, crumbling
1. to (cause to) break into small pieces
She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers. [T]
The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to crumble. [I]
FIGURATIVE Support for the government is crumbling (=becoming gradually weaker). [I]
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