From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Blister \Blis"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blistered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Blistering}.]
To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister
form on.
[1913 Webster]
Let my tongue blister. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
blistering \blistering\ adj.
1. harshly or corrosively critical in tone; -- of comments
about people or their actions. blistering criticism
Syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, caustic, scathing,
venomous, virulent, vitriolic.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. intensely hot. blistering sun
Syn: blistery.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. very fast; as, a blistering pace.
Syn: red-hot, scorching.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blistering
adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments";
"her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter
words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about
political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical
ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic
critique" [syn: {acerb}, {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid},
{bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic}, {sulfurous},
{sulphurous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
2: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering
sun" [syn: {blistering}, {blistery}]
3: very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot
sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start";
"in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: {blistering},
{hot}, {red-hot}]
n 1: the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin [syn:
{vesiculation}, {vesication}, {blistering}]
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