crumble

Entry Definition
s/he, it has completely crumbled, is in ruins
(ice, rock) s/he, it is heard crumbling, crackling, etc. (but is not seen)
s/he loosens it, breaks up lumps in it (crumbly or grainy material: soil, flour, etc.)
s/he, it loosens up, crumbles
s/he loosens up the ground, s/he crumbles or pulverizes (something)
s/he loosens it using hand(s) (crumbly material: soil, caked flour, etc.)
it crumbles and the particles fall (e.g., peeling paint flakes settle on floor, wind-eroded sandstone grit accumulates on ground below cliff)
s/he, it crumbles, is friable; pieces fall off or wash off h/, it (e.g., plaster, sandstone)
s/he, it crumbles
(bread, ice, wall, rock, etc.) s/he, it crumbles, erodes by crumbling
it crumbles into small pieces, collapses
(cookie, cheese, chalk, rock, glass) s/he, it crumbles quickly
(cookie, cheese, chalk, rock, glass) s/he, it crumbles