1
a
: a small fragment especially of something baked (such as bread)
b
: a porous aggregate of soil particles
2
: bit
a crumb of good news
3
: the soft part of bread
4
slang
: a worthless person
crumbed; crumbing; crumbs
1
: to break into crumbs
2
: to cover or thicken with crumbs
3
: to remove crumbs from
crumb a table
Examples of crumb in a Sentence
Noun
He swept the crumbs from under the table.
a neglected dog who is desperate for any crumb of affection he might get from strangers
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
After about 2 minutes, pop a bread crumb into the oil.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
According to Bacardi’s sixth annual 2025 Cocktail Trends Report, multi-sensory and immersive drink experiences and activations will be big in 2025, and late 2024 Google Trends drop bread crumbs that this could be the case.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Wash your hands on the way from the kitchen to the living room, and get those crumbs out of the cushions.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
After about 2 minutes, pop a bread crumb into the oil.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
Another one walked on top of a bag of bread crumbs on a kitchen rack.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
According to Bacardi’s sixth annual 2025 Cocktail Trends Report, multi-sensory and immersive drink experiences and activations will be big in 2025, and late 2024 Google Trends drop bread crumbs that this could be the case.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Crumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crumb. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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