Thesaurus / crumble
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Bake oats into muffins and bread, or incorporate them into a crisp or crumble topping.
GET TO KNOW YOUR OATS, AND ALL THE TYPES AND WAYS TO EAT THEMBECKY KRYSTALAPRIL 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Rather than the traditional whole walnut to decorate the center of the cookie, I’ve gone with a crave-worthy crumble of walnuts, coconut and brown sugar, laced with five-spice powder.
THESE CHINESE WALNUT COOKIES ARE BUTTERY AND CRUMBLY, WITH A FIVE-SPICE STREUSEL FILLINGHETTY MCKINNONDECEMBER 2, 2020WASHINGTON POST
If you want to simplify this recipe, you can simply add a whole walnut to the center, in place of the crumble.
THESE CHINESE WALNUT COOKIES ARE BUTTERY AND CRUMBLY, WITH A FIVE-SPICE STREUSEL FILLINGHETTY MCKINNONDECEMBER 2, 2020WASHINGTON POST
The self-centred, confident man in him that deemed itself indispensable must crumble.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD
Perhaps he was rather doing one of those useless and splendid things that alone among man's contrivances do not crumble and fall.
MUSHROOM TOWNOLIVER ONIONS
Remember that it is uncertain as to size and that the walls are liable to crumble.
THE CALL OF THE BEAVER PATROLV. T. SHERMAN
The luxury of Broadwood would have to crumble: his mind was very clear about that.
THE TRAGIC MUSEHENRY JAMES
Only when the radiance became dim did the mass grow cold and crumble in pieces which retained but the semblance of a spark.
VIE DE BOHMEORLO WILLIAMS
He would pause to swear at the biscuit for not softening quicker, helping it to crumble with his mighty thumb thrust in the cup.
THE BEACH OF DREAMSH. DE VERE STACPOOLE
Nor does it depend on the brilliant sun—this mere clod of earth will cause it, even a little crumble of mould.
THE HILLS AND THE VALERICHARD JEFFERIES
WORDS RELATED TO CRUMBLE
- OD
- be destroyed
- be killed
- be lost
- bite the dust
- break down
- buy the farm
- cease
- check out
- collapse
- corrupt
- croak
- crumble
- decease
- decompose
- demise
- depart
- disappear
- disintegrate
- end
- expire
- fall
- give up the ghost
- go
- go under
- kick the bucket
- lose life
- pass
- pass away
- pass on
- rot
- succumb
- vanish
- waste
- wither
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- drain
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- rebate
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail away
- tail off
- taper
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.