"crumbling" meaning in English

See crumbling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɹʌmblɪŋ/, /ˈkɹʌmbl̩ɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ʌmblɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} crumbling
  1. That crumbles; that breaks into small pieces or particles.
    Sense id: en-crumbling-en-adj-AWh~27LZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 1 27 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 0 28 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 0 27 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 0 26 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 63 0 25 13
  2. (figuratively) In a state of decline. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-crumbling-en-adj-oHkIGbtY

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹʌmblɪŋ/, /ˈkɹʌmbl̩ɪŋ/ Forms: crumblings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmblɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} crumbling (plural crumblings)
  1. Material that has crumbled away; crumbs.
    Sense id: en-crumbling-en-noun-QG9Oi6xL

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹʌmblɪŋ/, /ˈkɹʌmbl̩ɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ʌmblɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} crumbling
  1. present participle and gerund of crumble Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: crumble
    Sense id: en-crumbling-en-verb-z0YiGHIo

Inflected forms

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