blistering : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: blistering	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for blistering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blistering adj 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"; "a vitriolic critique" Synonym(s): acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun" Synonym(s): blistering, blistery very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" Synonym(s): blistering, hot, red-hot n the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin [syn: vesiculation, vesication, blistering]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.