What does falling apart mean?

Definition

So old or worn that its pieces are coming away.

Example sentences

• We bought this woven basket at a street market in Bahia, and it's already falling apart.🔊

  We bought this woven basket at a street market in Bahia, and it's already falling apart.

• These trainers are falling apart, but they're the only ones that don't give me blisters.🔊

  These trainers are falling apart, but they're the only ones that don't give me blisters.

falling apart in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese