Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crumbling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crumble \Crum"ble\ (kr?m"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumbled}
(-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumbling} (-bl?ng).] [Dim. of
crumb, v. t., akin to D. krimelen G. kr?meln.]
To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces.
He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints, And
crumble all thy sinews. --Milton.
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