Synonyms for crumbling
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kruhm-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrʌm bəl |
Définition of crumbling
Origin :- late 15c., kremelen, from Old English *crymelan, presumed frequentative of gecrymman "to break into crumbs," from cruma (see crumb). The -b- is 16c., probably on analogy of French-derived words like humble, where it belongs, or by influence of crumb. Related: Crumbled; crumbling.
- adj rotting
- Mauburn felt the rock foundations of Manhattan Island to be crumbling to dust.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- And in the immediate foreground were the tumbled, crumbling memorials of the dead.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Comfort was the apex of the pyramid which is now crumbling away.
- Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
- The masonry of the greater part of the wall was old and crumbling.
- Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
- The air was filled with smoke and dust from the crumbling plaster.
- Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay
- The sides were rough and crumbling, and it came abruptly to an end.
- Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English
- Silent is the instrument, just crumbling to inevitable decay.
- Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
- In front towered the grey, crumbling walls of the ancient rampart.
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various
- How dingy the buildings and how dusty the pavements from the crumbling masonry.
- Extract from : « In Eastern Seas » by J. J. Smith
- But the entrance to the tunnel is a wide crater, with crumbling walls.
- Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
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