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Definition crumble

Etymology

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.

Verb

crumble (third-person singular simple present crumbles, present participle crumbling, simple past and past participle crumbled)

1. (intransitive, often figuratively) To fall apart; to disintegrate.
2. (transitive) To break into crumbs.
3. (transitive) To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.

Noun

crumble (countable and uncountable, plural crumbles)

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

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