2. Verb. (third-person singular of crumble) ¹
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Definition of Crumbles
1. crumble [v] - See also: crumble
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crumbles
Literary usage of Crumbles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"... The temple crumbles, and the pillars fall ! The altur passes, and the worship
dies ! The millions gather as they bear the pall, And Freedom seeks her ..."
2. Life of Schuyler Colfax by Ovando James Hollister (1886)
"THE SLAVE POWER crumbles IN THIS CONGRESS. UPON the adjournment, sine die, of
the Thirty-fourth Congress, Mr. Colfax resumed his editorial duties, ..."
3. Salad for the Social by Frederick Saunders (1856)
"... harvest of our lands, To shorten prosperous days ; Time eats the keenest steel
to rust ; Time crumbles monuments to dust j Time robs us of our praise. ..."
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