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
Chikondichee-KON-deeSouthern African, Chewa
VÂN-Vietnamese
Isabelleee-za-BEL (French), IZ-ə-bel (English), ee-sah-BEL-lə (Dutch)French, English, German, Dutch
Cvetka-Slovene
Ilda-Italian
Amitabh-Indian, Hindi