Crumble vs. Crumple: What's the Difference?
Crumble and Crumple Definitions
Crumble
To break into small fragments or pieces
I crumbled the cheese into the salad.
Crumple
To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.
Crumble
To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate
The ancient castle had crumbled to ruins.
Crumple
To cause to collapse.
Crumble
To give way; collapse
An ego that crumbles under pressure.
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Crumple
To become wrinkled.
Crumble
A baked dessert of fruit topped with a crumbly pastry mixture
Cherry crumble.
Crumple
To collapse
A regime that finally crumpled.
Crumble
The crumbly mixture on top of such a dessert.
Crumple
An irregular fold, crease, or wrinkle.
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Crumble
To fall apart; to disintegrate.
The empire crumbled when the ruler's indiscretions came to light.
Crumple
A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
Crumble
(transitive) To break into crumbs.
We crumbled some bread into the water.
Crumple
(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
Crumble
(transitive) To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.
Using your fingers, crumble the ingredients with the fingertips, lifting in an upward motion, until the mixture is sandy and resembles large breadcrumbs.
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Crumple
(transitive) To cause to collapse.
Crumble
A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.
Blackberry and apple crumble
Crumple
(intransitive) To become wrinkled.
Crumble
To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces.
He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints,And crumble all thy sinews.
Crumple
To collapse.
Crumble
To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish.
If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel.
The league deprived of its principal supports must soon crumble to pieces.
Crumple
To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper.
They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently scanned every wrinkle that could be made.
Crumble
Fall apart;
The building crimbled after the explosion
Negociations broke down
Crumple
To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple.
Crumble
Break or fall apart into fragments;
The cookies crumbled
The Sphinx is crumbling
Crumple
Fall apart;
The building crimbled after the explosion
Negociations broke down
Crumble
Fall into decay or ruin;
The unoccupied house started to decay
Crumple
Fold or collapse;
His knees buckled
Crumple
To gather something into small wrinkles or folds;
She puckered her lips
Crumple
Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased;
This fabric won't wrinkle
