blistering

[blis-ter-ing]

blis·ter·ing

[blis-ter-ing]
adjective
1.
causing a blister or blisters.
2.
(especially of sunlight, heat, etc.) very severe or intense.
3.
very fast or rapid: a blistering pace.
noun
4.
the act or an instance of forming a blister or blisters.
5.
a series or group of blisters, as on a painted surface.

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Blistering is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1555–65; blister + -ing2

blis·ter·ing·ly, adverb
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blis·ter

[blis-ter]
noun
1.
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
2.
any similar swelling, as an air bubble in a coat of paint.
3.
a relatively large bubble occurring in glass during blowing.
4.
Military. a transparent bulge or dome on the fuselage of an airplane, usually for mounting a gun.
5.
Photography. a bubble of air formed where the emulsion has separated from the base of a film, as because of defective processing.
EXPAND
6.
a dome or skylight on a building.
7.
the moving bubble in a spirit level.
8.
a small blisterlike covering of plastic, usually affixed to a piece of cardboard and containing a small item, as a pen, bolt, or medicinal tablet.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object)
9.
to raise a blister or blisters on: These new shoes blistered my feet.
10.
to criticize or rebuke severely: The boss blistered his assistant in front of the whole office.
11.
to beat or thrash; punish severely.
verb (used without object)
12.
to form or rise as a blister or blisters; become blistered.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English blister, blester < Old Norse blǣstri, dative of blāstr swelling. See blast, blow2

re·blis·ter, verb
un·blis·tered, adjective
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blistering (ˈblɪstərɪŋ, -trɪŋ)
 
adj
1.  (of weather) extremely hot
2.  (of criticism) extremely harsh
 
'blisteringly
 
adv

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blistering blis·ter·ing (blĭs'tər-ĭng)
n.
See vesiculation.

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