crumble vs fade out

crumble

verb
  • To fall apart; to disintegrate. 

  • To break into crumbs. 

  • To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs. 

noun
  • A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar. 

fade out

verb
  • To slowly disappear. 

  • To fade from a cut to black in a movie. 

  • To decrease in volume, such as at the end of a song, until there is only silence. 

noun
  • A type of transition used in film, usually at the end of a scene, involving a fade to black from the cut. 

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