crumble
verb (used with object)
to break into small fragments or crumbs.
am crumbling
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present progressiveof crumble (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“The accident has taken him away from us … I am crumbling since the day of the crash.”
From Washington Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
Others were smaller than I am, crumbling, trash-strewn.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 13, 2015
The fact that I am alive, screaming, protesting with courage no matter how much I am crumbling inside, makes everyone angry.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2013
