Definitions for blistering

Overview of noun blistering

The noun blistering has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. vesiculation, vesication, blistering

(the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin)

Overview of verb blister

The verb blister has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) blister, vesicate

(get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike")

2. 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")

3. blister

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

Overview of adj blistering

The adj blistering has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (1) 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")

2. (1) blistering, blistery

(hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun")

3. 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")