Word Finder - crumbled

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To fall apart; to disintegrate.

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The empire crumbled when the ruler's indiscretions came to light.

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To break into crumbs.

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We crumbled some bread into the water.

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To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.

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Using your fingers, crumble the ingredients with the fingertips, lifting in an upward motion, until the mixture is sandy and resembles large breadcrumbs.

Her defenses crumbled, and she began to cry.

The Empire crumbled away by degrees.

A few weeks later it crumbled irrevocably.

She staggered at the sensation, taking in the crumbled world around her.

The earth trembled, and her legs crumbled beneath her.

In 1300 the Seljukian Empire crumbled away, and many small states arose on its ruins.

Add crumbled bacon, drippings, and seasonings.

Jenn grabbed Dustin's hand and pulled him through the crowd, out of the enclosed space where the walls crumbled.

At the assault of Swiatoslav of Kiev the rotten fabric crumbled into dust.

The structure which the princes had so laboriously built up crumbled into ruins, and the mistakes of centuries were expiated in an agony of disaster and humiliation.

Their empire in Gaul, encroached upon in the north by the Belgae, a kindred race, and in the south by the Iberians, gradually contracted in area and eventually crumbled to pieces.

The whole feudal system crumbled before the revolutionary insistence of the peasants; for their masters, bourgeois or nobles, terrified by prolonged riots, capitulated and gradually had to consent to make the resolutions of the 4th of August a reality.

His world was one of confusion, his memories overwhelming as the dam that had been in place for thousands of years crumbled.

A gravel bank acted on by such tremendous force crumbled rapidly, and the disintegrated material could be run readily through sluices to the " dumps."

As though shattered by a reverberant echo from the cannon of the Trebbia, the Directory crumbled to pieces, succumbing on the 18th of June 1799 beneath the reprobation showered on Treilhard, Merlin de Douai, and La Rvellire-Lpeaux.

However a series of events were to undermine this support until it eventually crumbled.

Stir the peas into the liquid; add the crumbled bacon and the rest of the stock.

Candy-centered cakes that incorporate candy bars, cookies, or other crumbled treats into the batter.

Serve warm, and top with cooked bacon if you like - or try with crumbled goat cheese and chopped parsley.

Serve the soup with a little crumbled blue cheese stir in.

Use crumbled veggie burgers or veggie mince instead of ground beef.

The tarmac rapidly crumbled into a dirt road shadowing the line of the old Central Pacific Railroad.

These sauces were usually thickened with wheat flour or crumbled pastry.

With her knees pulled closer to her chest to guard against the sea breeze, the dress crumbled to the creases of her thighs and hip.

His power was military aristocracy resting on the personal qualities of its founder, and after his death the Sikh confederacy gradually crumbled and fell to pieces through sheer want of leadership; and the rule of the Sikhs in the Punjab passed away completely as soon as it incurred the hostility of the British.

Sprinkle in the flour and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes then add the tahini paste and crumbled stock cube and mix well.

Only a little earth crumbled from the bank under the horse's hind hoofs.

Everyone is aware that from early '45 ' onwards German resistance rapidly crumbled and from our point of view matters quietened down considerably.

The only downside to this eye makeup was that the colors crumbled a bit several hours after I applied it.

Get in a little bit of protein with tofu cubes, seeds, crumbled cheese, brown rice, nuts, or a sliced hard-boiled egg.

Finely ground and tinted granulated sugar is one option, along with finely crumbled sugar cookies or shortbread.

Cover frosted cupcakes with crumbled cocoa powder or chocolate sandwich cookies, and place a few jelly beans or candy Easter eggs onto the center of each cake.

The demo was impressive, the destroyed city with its crumbled buildings and rubble everywhere really gives you a sense of doom and devastation.

Damages and deaths were not restricted to San Francisco, however-buildings crumbled as far south as Santa Cruz, and all in all, the quake affected an area spanning 70 miles.

Use days-old leftover bread crumbled for casserole toppings, or cut bread into bite-sized pieces, bake for 10 minutes at 375 F, and you have great salad croutons.

From the ancient pillars still rising against the background to the crumbled bricks lining the paths,the Forum could be an entire day-trip unto it's own.

Crumbled tofu can often be substituted for cottage cheese.

Bake whatever type of cake that you like then crumbled it and put it in the kitty litter box.

Yet the stone has not fallen from the summit of the holy hill, and the Colossus of the German Empire has not crumbled into dust, which is more than can be said for the pope's inspirations, which led him to expect the sudden withdrawal of the Italians from Rome, and a solution of the Roman question in the sense inspired by his visionary policy.

It was upon the system of Greek and Macedonian cities, planted by Alexander and his successors, that their work rested, and though their dynasties crumbled, their work remained.

Those that had survived the burning torches of the clearances soon crumbled.

A cornbread recipe with some sautéed onion or gluten-free crumbled bacon would be a nice touch.

Decorate the top of the cake with tootsie rolls and crumbled cookie crumbs for a realistic effect.

Top each slice with chopped fresh tomatoes mixed with crumbled blue cheese and chopped fresh basil.

In the sixth episode of New York Goes to Hollywood the relationship with Tailor Made crumbled and was announced as officially over.

Eugene Beauharnais, viceroy of the kingdom of Italy, showed both constancy and courage; but after the battle of Leipzig (October 1619, 1813) his power crumbled away under the assaults of the now victorious Austrians.

These lanes have kept their integrity with authentic crumbled facades and darkened corners, where little pubs serve mulled wine on chilly nights.

Gradually the tarmac was crumbled at the edge causing dangerous potholes.

Some human skeletons were also unearthed, which, on being exposed to the air, crumbled to dust.

Try a lentil-based casserole, kidney-bean chili, a vegetable stir fry served with quinoa, or a salad with nuts, seeds, and crumbled tofu.