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crumbing up

crumbing up is the present participle and gerund of crumb up.

Meaning of crumb up

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, transitive) Synonym of crumble up.
    Synonyms:
    crumble up
  2. (slang, transitive) Synonym of clean up.
    Synonyms:
    clean up
  3. (dated, transitive) To mess up (something); to make (something) dirty.

Questions about crumbing up

What is crumbing up the present participle and gerund of?
Crumbing up is the present participle and gerund of crumb up.

Words near crumbing up in the dictionary

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

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