adj
Meaning 1
Causing blisters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I waited in the blistering cold for two hours just to be stood up again.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
blistering
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adj
Meaning 2
Very hot.
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adj
Meaning 3
Harsh or corrosive.
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adj
Meaning 4
Scornful.
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adj
Meaning 5
Very fast.
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noun
Meaning 6
The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology
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verb
Meaning 7
present participle and gerund of blister
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 8
very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a hot sports car
- a blistering pace
- got off to a hot start
- in hot pursuit
- a red-hot line drive
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hot, red-hot
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- blistering sun
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blistery
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
harsh or corrosive in tone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 11
the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vesiculation, vesication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: blasenbildend — causing blisters
- German: blasenverursachend — causing blisters
- German: sengend — very hot
- German: glühend — very hot
- German: glühendheiß — very hot
- Spanish: abrasador — very hot
- Spanish: candente — very hot
- Spanish: achicharrante — very hot
- German: ätzend — harsh or corrosive
- German: scharf — very aggressive
- German: ätzend — very aggressive
- German: rasendschnell — very fast
- Spanish: vertiginoso — very fast
- Spanish: frenético — very fast
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