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crumble
verb
Fall into decay or ruin
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verb
Fall into decay or ruin
“The unoccupied house started to decay”
verb
Break or fall apart into fragments
“The cookies crumbled”
verb
Fall apart
“The building crumbled after the explosion”
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The unoccupied house started to decay
The cookies crumbled
The Sphinx is crumbling
The building crumbled after the explosion
Negotiations broke down
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