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Crumbling vs Rumbling - What's the difference?

crumbling | rumbling |

As verbs the difference between crumbling and rumbling

is that crumbling is while rumbling is .

As nouns the difference between crumbling and rumbling

is that crumbling is material that has crumbled away; crumbs while rumbling is the sound of complaint.

As an adjective rumbling is

deep and slow sounding.

crumbling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Material that has crumbled away; crumbs.
  • * Henry James, The Aspern Papers
    • Blank I call it, but it was figured over with the patches that please a painter, repaired breaches, crumblings of plaster, extrusions of brick that had turned pink with time

    rumbling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Deep and slow sounding.
  • :His rumbling voice fit the solemn occasion.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of complaint.
  • :The rumblings of the masses precedes the crumbling of the state.
  • A deep low noise.
  • :The rumbling of distant thunder.

    • Verb

    (head)