| breadcrumb | (noun) crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening | - |
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| crumb | (noun) small piece of e.g. bread or cake | - |
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| (noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | Synonyms: bum, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, scumbag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot |
| (noun) a very small quantity of something | - |
| (verb) remove crumbs from | - |
| (verb) break into crumbs | - |
| (verb) coat with bread crumbs | - |
| crumble | (verb) break or fall apart into fragments | Synonyms: fall apart |
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| (verb) fall into decay or ruin | Synonyms: decay, dilapidate |
| (verb) fall apart | Synonyms: break down, collapse, crumple, tumble |
| crumbliness | (noun) excessive breakableness | Synonyms: friability |
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| crumbly | (adjective) easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder | Synonyms: friable |
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| drumbeat | (noun) a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause | - |
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| (noun) (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown | - |
| (noun) the sound made by beating a drum | Synonyms: rataplan, rub-a-dub |
| drumbeater | (noun) a fervent and even militant proponent of something | Synonyms: partisan, zealot |
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| grumble | (noun) a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | Synonyms: grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering |
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| (noun) a loud low dull continuous noise | Synonyms: grumbling, rumble, rumbling |
| (verb) make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath | Synonyms: croak, gnarl, murmur, mutter |
| (verb) show one's unhappiness or critical attitude | Synonyms: grouch, scold |
| (verb) to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds | Synonyms: growl, rumble |
| (verb) make a low noise | Synonyms: rumble |
| grumbler | (noun) a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining | Synonyms: bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, moaner, sniveller, squawker, whiner |
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| grumbling | (adjective) continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound | Synonyms: rumbling |
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| (noun) a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | Synonyms: grumble, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering |
| (noun) a loud low dull continuous noise | Synonyms: grumble, rumble, rumbling |
| rumba | (noun) a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement | Synonyms: rhumba |
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| (noun) a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance | Synonyms: rhumba |
| (noun) syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba | Synonyms: rhumba |
| (verb) dance the rhumba | Synonyms: rhumba |
| rumble | (noun) a fight between rival gangs of adolescents | Synonyms: gang fight |
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| (noun) a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage | - |
| (noun) a loud low dull continuous noise | Synonyms: grumble, grumbling, rumbling |
| (verb) to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds | Synonyms: growl, grumble |
| (verb) make a low noise | Synonyms: grumble |
| rumbling | (adjective) continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound | Synonyms: grumbling |
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| (noun) a loud low dull continuous noise | Synonyms: grumble, grumbling, rumble |
| rumbustious | (adjective) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline | Synonyms: boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, unruly |
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