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blistering

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: blistering

1
 nadj
the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
2
 adj
harsh or corrosive in tone
3
 adj
very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: blistering
1

n the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin

Synonyms:
vesication, vesiculation
Type of:
biological process, organic process
a process occurring in living organisms

adj hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters

“blistering sun”
Synonyms:
blistery
hot
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
2

adj harsh or corrosive in tone

“blistering criticism”
Synonyms:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
unpleasant
disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
3

adj very fast; capable of quick response and great speed

“a blistering pace”
Synonyms:
hot, red-hot
fast
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
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