[blis-ter-ing] 
| 1. | causing a blister or blisters. |
| 2. | (esp. of sunlight, heat, etc.) very severe or intense. |
| 3. | very fast or rapid: a blistering pace. |
| 4. | the act or an instance of forming a blister or blisters. |
| 5. | a series or group of blisters, as on a painted surface. |
[blis-ter] | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 12. | to form or rise as a blister or blisters; become blistered. |
| blis·ter (blĭs'tər) n.
v. tr.
To break out in or as if in blisters. [Middle English, probably from Old French blestre, of Germanic origin.] blis'ter·y adj. |
| blis·ter·ing (blĭs'tər-ĭng) adj.
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blister blis·ter (blĭs'tər)
n.
A local swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning, infection, or irritation.
blistering blis·ter·ing (blĭs'tər-ĭng)
n.
See vesiculation.
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