'Crumbling' definitions:
Definition of 'Crumbling'
From: GCIDE
- Crumble \Crum"ble\ (kr[u^]m"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crumbled (kr[u^]m"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crumbling (kr[u^]m"bl[i^]ng).] [Dim. of crumb, v. t., akin to D. kruimelen G. kr["u]meln.] To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces. [1913 Webster]
- He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints, And crumble all thy sinews. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'crumbling'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablation,
- abrasion,
- atomization,
- attrition,
- beating,
- breakup,
- brecciation,
- coming apart,
- comminution,
- corrosion,
- cracking,
- crushing,
- decadent,
- decay,
- declining,
- decomposition,
- decrepit,
- degenerate,
- degradation,
- deteriorating,
- detrition,
- dilapidated,
- dilapidation,
- disintegrating,
- disintegration,
- disjunction,
- disorganization,
- dissolution,
- draining,
- drooping,
- dusty,
- dwindling,
- ebbing,
- effete,
- erosion,
- fading,
- failing,
- falling,
- flagging,
- fragmentation,
- fragmenting,
- fusty,
- going to pieces,
- gone to seed,
- granulation,
- granulization,
- grating,
- grinding,
- incoherence,
- infirm,
- languishing,
- levigation,
- marcescent,
- mashing,
- mildewed,
- moldering,
- moldy,
- moss-grown,
- moth-eaten,
- musty,
- pining,
- poor,
- poorish,
- pounding,
- powdering,
- ravages of time,
- regressive,
- resolution,
- retrograde,
- retrogressive,
- rotten,
- rotten at,
- ruined,
- ruinous,
- rusty,
- shredding,
- shriveling,
- sinking,
- sliding,
- slipping,
- slumping,
- smashing,
- stale,
- subsiding,
- tabetic,
- time-scarred,
- timeworn,
- trituration,
- unfirm,
- unsolid,
- unsound,
- unstable,
- unsturdy,
- unsubstantial,
- waning,
- wasting,
- wear,
- wear and tear,
- wilting,
- withering,
- worn,
- worsening