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Blistering

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Definitions for Blistering

noun
the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
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adjective
harsh or corrosive in tone
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  1. an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
  2. a barrage of acid comments
  3. her acrid remarks make her many enemies
  4. bitter words
  5. blistering criticism
  6. caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
  7. a sulfurous denunciation
  8. a vitriolic critique
adjective
hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
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  1. blistering sun
adjective
very fast
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hot red-hot
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  1. capable of quick response and great speed
  2. a hot sports car
  3. a blistering pace
  4. got off to a hot start
  5. in hot pursuit
  6. a red-hot line drive
verb
get blistered
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  1. Her feet blistered during the long hike
verb
subject to harsh criticism
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  1. The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday
  2. the professor scaled the students
  3. your invectives scorched the community
verb
cause blisters to form on
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  1. the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet

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