crumbling
- adjective
- /ˈkrʌmbəlɪŋ/
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desmoronándose
- IT WENT OUT THE WINDOW, DOWN THE RAIN-SLICKENED INTERSTATE... TO A CRUMBLING CINDER-BLOCK MOTEL.
But I'm wondering how Gaza became what it is today, where now we see, I mean, these these crumbling concrete cities, What was it like when people moved there?
- But I'm wondering how Gaza became what it is today, where now we see, I mean, these these crumbling concrete cities, What was it like when people moved there?
Examples
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He wants to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and create millions of good paying jobs there as well as in in a climate change.
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It's kind of a crumbling mess, but it is so amazing to be able to touch the oldest stone structure in history.
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If we're fixing our crumbling infrastructure, then the companies that specialize in doing that will benefit.
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Speaker, last week I met with RCN nurses and one of the biggest challenges that they face is the crumbling buildings of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
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The crumbling facade of the old theater revealed years of neglect and decay.
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After years of exposure to the elements, the crumbling bricks of the ancient castle started to deteriorate.
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The children were warned to stay away from the crumbling walls of the abandoned house.
Synonyms
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1.7
To cause something to fall into pieces or become damaged
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5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
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4.2
A slow loss of strength, value, or trust
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4.1
A process in which a substance is broken into simpler parts by chemicals or living things
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3.0
Slow damage that happens to things like cars or furniture from normal use over time
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6.2
Something breaks into smaller pieces and falls apart
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6.3
Breaking something into small pieces, often by force
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4.6
An act of wood breaking that sends out small sharp pieces
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4.4
Damage that makes something in pieces or not usable
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5.4
Hard and breaks easily, like glass
How easily something breaks into small pieces
Slow loss of a surface by water, wind, or rubbing
Antonyms
Compounds
How Broken
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crumbling comes from the simple word crumb ('small piece') and from crumble, which means to break into crumbs. So a crumbling wall is one that is falling apart into many small pieces, like old bread breaking into crumbs.