Crumble and Ebb

Crumble

Crumble verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the stock of the energy company crumbled after the revelations of fraud and mismanagement

Ebb and crumble are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ebb" instead a verb "Crumble".

Nearby Words: crumbling, crumb, crumbly

Ebb

Ebb verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed

Crumble and ebb are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crumble" instead a verb "Ebb".

Nearby Words: ebbed, ebbing

Common collocations

bit crumble bit ebb bit
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