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crumblings

[ kruhm-blingz ]
/ ˈkrʌm blɪŋz /
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plural noun
crumbs; crumbled bits.
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Origin of crumblings

crumble + -ing1 + -s3

Words nearby crumblings

cruising radius, cruizie, cruller, crumb, crumble, crumblings, crumbly, crumbs, crumbum, crumby, crumhorn
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Words related to crumblings

bankruptcy, collapse, demolition, destruction, extinction, insolvency, wreck, wreckage, blight, corrosion, decomposition, degeneration, deterioration, disintegration, disrepair, impairment, rot, decline, degradation, depreciation

How to use crumblings in a sentence

  • He opened his eyes and pushed himself up from the beach with both hands spread in warm, soft crumblings.

    The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany

  • Time and volcanic crumblings and desert wind have carved the great beast into the semblance of an elephant at rest.

    Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow

  • They are found in Ceylon, in Thibet, and in Burmah among the crumblings of primordial rock.

    A Transient Guest|Edgar Saltus

  • We understand with difficulty these emigrations, these crumblings into morsels of our mind.

    The Mind and the Brain|Alfred Binet
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