ALL meanings of brittling
brit·tle
B b - adjective brittling having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass. 1
- adjective brittling easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail: a brittle marriage. 1
- adjective brittling lacking warmth, sensitivity, or compassion; aloof; self-centered: a self-possessed, cool, and rather brittle person. 1
- adjective brittling having a sharp, tense quality: a brittle tone of voice. 1
- adjective brittling unstable or impermanent; evanescent. 1
- noun brittling a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled: peanut brittle. 1
- verb without object brittling to be or become brittle; crumble. 1