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crumbing

/ˈkɹʌmɪŋ/

crumbing is the present participle and gerund of crumb.

Meaning of crumb

Verb

crumb (third-person singular simple present crumbs, present participle crumbing, simple past and past participle crumbed)

  1. (transitive) To cover with crumbs.
  2. (transitive) To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.
    • to crumb bread

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Phrases with crumbing

Questions about crumbing

What is crumbing the present participle and gerund of?
Crumbing is the present participle and gerund of crumb.
How do you pronounce crumbing?
Crumbing is pronounced /ˈkɹʌmɪŋ/.

Words near crumbing in the dictionary

  1. crumbgrinders
  2. crumbier
  3. crumbiest
  4. crumbily
  5. crumbiness
  6. crumbing
  7. crumbing down
  8. crumbing up
  9. crumblable
  10. crumble
  11. crumble up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crumbing (page history and authors); crumb (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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