verb
- Fall apart.
- usage: "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
- synonyms: crumple, tumble, break down, collapse
- Break or fall apart into fragments.
- usage: "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"
- synonyms: fall apart
- Fall into decay or ruin.
- usage: "The unoccupied house started to decay"
- synonyms: decay, dilapidate
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