Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CRUM'BLE
CRUM'BLE, v.i.
- To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments. If a stone is brittle, it will crumble into gravel. – Arbuthnot.
- To fall to decay; to perish; as, our flesh will crumble into dust.
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