blistering Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
   vesiculation; vesication.
   
2. verb get blistered
   blister; vesicate.
   
   • Her feet blistered during the long hike
3. verb subject to harsh criticism
   blister; scald; whip.
   
   • The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday
   • the professor scaled the students
   • your invectives scorched the community
4. verb cause blisters to form on
   blister.
   
   • the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet
5. adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
   acerbic; acrid; vitriolic; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; sulfurous; caustic; acid; bitter.
   
   • 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
6. adjective satellite hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
   blistery.
   
   • blistering sun
7. adjective satellite very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
   hot; red-hot.
   
   • a hot sports car
   • a blistering pace
   • got off to a hot start
   • in hot pursuit
   • a red-hot line drive

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