crumble away



crumble away

to break away in little pieces. The marble pillar was crumbling away because of the acidic rain. One of my teeth is just crumbling away.
See also: away, crumble

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jolenejo-LEENEnglish
Nsia-Western African, Akan
NereusNEER-oos (English), NEER-ee-əs (English)Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
BjÖRnBYUURN (Swedish, German), PYUURN (Icelandic)Swedish, Icelandic, German, Ancient Scandinavian
Shahriar-Persian
Barrfind-Irish