crumps

present tense third-person singular of crump
as in explodes
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed

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Verb
  • Not the kind that explodes into shouting matches, but the silent, slow-burning kind.
    Stephan Lendi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As Kevin, a truly reluctant hero who can’t escape his fundamental goodness, attempts to drive the kids and Mary across town, the Camp Fire explodes.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Brother Dusk detonates explosives that shatter the cryonic chamber of Cleon clones, bodies raining down in blood and glass, before plucking a single embryo from the wreckage to bait Demerzel’s deepest programming.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Determined to finish the job, Dante detonates explosives on the dam itself.
    EW.com, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Macaroni and cheese is Drew Barrymore’s favorite meal and pops up frequently on her talk show.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
  • What happens is something like the Charlotte Latino Film Festival pops up and people go look at all these festivals.
    Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What happens if this group blows a few late leads early in this season?
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Paul finds out and blows his top.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As Alien fans know, the facehugger will impregnate its host with a Xenomorph embryo, which eventually bursts from the host's chest.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The movie is a tour de force In IMAX, the format’s large screen and huge sound a perfect partner for the purple one’s charisma, which positively bursts off the screen.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Crumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumps. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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