crumb
noun
a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
crumbed
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past participleof crumb.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof crumb.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
crumbnouna small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
Example Sentences
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But their fried chicken sandwich — made with crumbed chicken schnitzel, tarragon butter, lettuce and housemade pickle mayo on a steamed potato bun — is their bestseller.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2025
When dining out, choose plant-based options that are sautéed, grilled, baked, steamed, boiled or poached – instead of those that are crumbed or battered before deep frying.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
As FTX has crumbed, Mr. Bankman-Fried has been “working constructively with regulators, bankruptcy officials and the company to try to do what’s best for consumers,” he said on Sunday.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
In my Tuscan family, it is only ever prepared one way, as cotolette di agnello fritte: crumbed, deep fried chops squirted with a lemon wedge.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2018
We three were still there around the crumbed table, dizzy with what she’d heard from Upstairs.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
