Blister \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. [1913 Webster]

Let my tongue blister. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

blistering \blistering\ adj.

1. harshly or corrosively critical in tone; -- of comments about people or their actions. blistering criticism

Syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, caustic, scathing, venomous, virulent, vitriolic. [WordNet 1.5]

2. intensely hot. blistering sun

Syn: blistery. [WordNet 1.5]

3. very fast; as, a blistering pace.

Syn: red-hot, scorching. [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

blistering adj
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" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic]
2: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun" [syn: blistery]
3: very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: hot, red-hot]
4: marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing" [syn: scathing, scalding, vituperative]

noun

the formation of vesicles [syn: vesiculation, vesication]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Blister \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)