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
Synonyms
Noun
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024
When one is accustomed to and feels deserving of the whole pie, even a crumb going to the hungry can conjure the pain of loss.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 June 2024
Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2024
This would amount to laying trails of bread crumbs through the forest as it is grown.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for crumb 
Noun
Some comments say that this particular Bissell pick works better than other handheld vacuums at sucking up hairs and crumbs and holding onto them instead of spitting them back out.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024
When one is accustomed to and feels deserving of the whole pie, even a crumb going to the hungry can conjure the pain of loss.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 June 2024
Verb
But golf ball sized holes in the roof have caused crumbling of walls, leakage, including in electrical circuits, and a car that crashed into the building in February left portions crumbing, with a hole in the building, Devona said.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2024
This would amount to laying trails of bread crumbs through the forest as it is grown.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for crumb
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'crumb.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to crumb
Dictionary Entries Near crumb
Cite this Entry
“Crumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crumb. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Biographical Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share