Crumble in pain or crumble with pain

[Rollercoaster1]

1- I am crumbling in pain.
2- I am crumbling with pain.

Which of the above sentences is correct to say when one feels pain in one's entire body?

 

[emsr2d2]

"My whole body hurts" is a clear and natural way to say it. You could say "I'm in pain from head to toe".

 

[bubbha]

Are you thinking of the verb "crumple"?

"I am crumpled with pain."

 

[Rollercoaster1]

Are you thinking of the verb "crumple"?

"I am crumpled with pain."

I thought 'crumple' and 'crumble' mean the same thing. Can't they be substituted?

 

[Rollercoaster1]

They do not mean the same. If something crumbles, in nearly always ends up in small pieces.

https://www.google.com.pk/search?q=...rome..69i57.3458j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

It's a synonym for 'crumble' meaning 'break into pieces' in example 3 to the link I gave above.

 

[Rover_KE]

In the context of this thread, neither crumble nor crumple with pain is a natural collocation.

Please start a new thread if you want to discuss crumble/crumple.

First click here and here to see how these words occur naturally in a variety of contexts.

I have not looked at all the examples there, but if you find any related to pain I'll say three Hail Marys (even though I'm not a Catholic).