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blistering   (TTS Sound)

The noun blistering has 1 sense

• vesiculation, vesication, blistering -- (the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin)

The verb blister has 3 senses

• blister, vesicate -- (get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike")


• blister, scald, whip -- (subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community")


• blister -- (cause blisters to form on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet")

The adj blistering has 3 senses

• acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic -- (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")


• blistering, blistery -- (hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun")


• blistering, hot, red-hot -- (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")