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blis·ter·ing    Audio Help   [blis-ter-ing] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.causing a blister or blisters.
2.(esp. 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.

[Origin: 1555–65; blister + -ing2]

blis·ter·ing·ly, adverb
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blis·ter    Audio Help   (blĭs'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A local swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning or irritation.
    2. A similar swelling on a plant.
    3. A raised bubble, as on a painted or laminated surface.
    4. A rounded, bulging, usually transparent structure, such as one used for observation on certain aircraft or for display and protection of packaged products.
    1. A raised bubble, as on a painted or laminated surface.
    2. A rounded, bulging, usually transparent structure, such as one used for observation on certain aircraft or for display and protection of packaged products.

v.   blis·tered, blis·ter·ing, blis·ters

v.   tr.
  1. To cause a blister to form on.
  2. To reprove harshly.

v.   intr.
To break out in or as if in blisters.


[Middle English, probably from Old French blestre, of Germanic origin.]

blis'ter·y adj.
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blis·ter·ing    Audio Help   (blĭs'tər-ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Intensely hot: a blistering sun.
  2. Harsh; severe: blistering criticism.
  3. Very rapid: a blistering pace.
  4. Producing a blister or blisters: a blistering agent.

blis'ter·ing·ly adv.
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blistering

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

noun
1. the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin [syn: vesiculation

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blis·ter·ing (blstr-ng)
n.

See vesiculation.

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Blistering

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.

Let my tongue blister. --Shak.
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