crumble

Definitions

To break or fall apart into small fragments or crumbs.

To lose strength, power, or integrity; to collapse or disintegrate.

A baked dessert consisting of fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

Examples

The old stone wall began to crumble after years of neglect.

If you add too much flour, the cookie dough will crumble in your hands.

Synonyms

disintegrate collapse fragment decompose decay shatter break

Antonyms

build construct strengthen solidify integrate assemble unite