blistering English

Meaning blistering meaning

What does blistering mean?

blistering

— adjective hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters blistering sun

— adjective (= acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, caustic, sulfurous, vitriolic) 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

— adjective (= hot, red-hot) 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

— noun (= vesiculation) the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin

Synonyms blistering synonyms

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blistering English » English

bitter

caustic

blistery

acerbic

acerb

vitriolic

virulent

vesiculation

sulphurous

sulfurous

acrid

acid

vesication

torrid

sharp

red-hot

keen

hot

violent

unrelenting

unmalleable

unforgiving

trenchant

tough

tall

strident

strict

stone

stiff

stern

steely

shrill

severe

scorching

ruffianly

rough

pungent

pointed

nipping

mordant

mordacious

loud

iron

irate

intense

inexorable

impetuous

heavy

harsh

hardcore