blistering

Definitions

1. 1

   present participle and gerund of blister

2. 2

   Causing blisters.

   • I waited in the blistering cold for two hours just to be stood up again.
3. 3

   Very hot.

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   1. 4

      Harsh or corrosive.

   2. 5

      Scornful.

      • Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities.
   3. 6

      Very fast.

      • Messi showed some of the old touches while Mbappe demonstrated his blistering pace and eye for goal but Neymar was disappointing, too easily shrugged off the ball and missing a great chance to restore PSG's lead.
   4. 7

      The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.

      • Inflammations are treated generally by allopathic practitioners by bleedings, blisterings, purgings, vomitings, Antimony and Mercury: and this is practised, more or less, with little variation, wherever the seat of the inflammation may be.

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