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Sinking vs Crumbling - What's the difference?

sinking | crumbling |

As verbs the difference between sinking and crumbling

is that sinking is while crumbling is .

As nouns the difference between sinking and crumbling

is that sinking is the act or process of sinking while crumbling is material that has crumbled away; crumbs.

sinking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Derived terms

    * like rats from a sinking ship

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of sinking.
    • I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore.
  • * 1857 , Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection
    • We must endeavour to realize a succession of gradual sinkings or depressions into deep water, alternating with gradual emergings into shallows, and eventually a gradual continued lifting of the whole district

    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