crumbling

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹʌmblɪŋ/, /ˈkɹʌmbl̩ɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌmblɪŋ

Verb

crumbling

1. present participle and gerund of crumble

Noun

crumbling (plural crumblings)

1. Material that has crumbled away; crumbs.
   • 1888, Henry James, The Aspern Papers:

     Blank I call it, but it was figured over with the patches that please a painter, repaired breaches, crumblings of plaster, extrusions of brick that had turned pink with time […]