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(blɪstərɪŋ)

1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Blistering heat is very great heat.

...a blistering summer day.

Synonyms: hot, boiling, baking, flaming More Synonyms of blistering

2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A blistering remark expresses great anger or dislike.

The president responded to this with a blistering attack on his critics.

Synonyms: scathing, cutting, biting, violent More Synonyms of blistering

3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

Blistering is used to describe actions in sport to emphasize that they are done with great speed or force.

[journalism, emphasis]

David set a blistering pace at first.

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blistering in British English

(ˈblɪstərɪŋ, -trɪŋ)

adjective

(of weather) extremely hot

(of criticism) extremely harsh

Derived forms

blisteringly (ˈblisteringly)

adverb

blistering in American English

(ˈblɪstərɪŋ)

adjective

causing blisters

so hot so as to seem to cause blisters

blistering heat

extreme or intense

a blistering diatribe

very fast

a blistering run

Examples of 'blistering' in a sentence
blistering

Surely even her blistering tongue would at least make him feel some sensation.She jumped up on to the low wall at the side of the house and screamed into the blistering heat of the burning house.I swear I will never- "Emerson cut him short with a blistering Arabic oath.

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British English: blistering ADJECTIVE

Blistering heat is very great heat.

...a blistering summer day.

American English: blistering
Brazilian Portuguese: escaldante
Chinese: 酷热的
European Spanish: abrasador
French: torride
German: glühend heiß
Italian: soffocante
Japanese: 焼けつくように熱い
Korean: 찌는 듯한
European Portuguese: escaldante
Latin American Spanish: abrasador

1 (adjective) in the sense of hot

a blistering summer day

Synonyms

hot

Cook the meat quickly on a hot barbecue plate.

boiling

It's boiling in here.

baking

the baking Jordanian desert

flaming

tropical

He was unused to the tropical climate.

roasting

Not all of Britain was roasting in the nineties today.

searing

scorching

It was a scorching day.

sizzling

very hot

sweltering

It was an unimpressive contest in sweltering heat.

scalding

scalding hot water

like a furnace or an oven

Opposites

freezing

arctic

icy

2 (adjective) in the sense of scathing

a blistering attack on his critics

Synonyms

scathing

He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders.

cutting

People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior to others.

biting

This was the most biting criticism made against her.

violent

He could be violent from time to time.

fierce

the teeth of some fierce animal

harsh

He said many harsh and unkind things.

savage

This was a savage and needless attack.

searing

They have long been subject to searing criticism.

withering

ferocious

By its nature a lion is ferocious.

caustic

He was well known for his abrasive wit and caustic comments.

vehement

scornful

vitriolic

There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in the tabloids.

trenchant

He was shattered by the trenchant criticism.

belittling

mordant

He describes the situation with mordant wit.

mordacious

Opposites

gentle

mild

bland

3 (adjective) in the sense of very fast

She set a blistering pace to take the lead.

Synonyms

very fast

flying

He made a flying start to the final.

rapid

the country's rapid economic growth

swift

a swift runner

speedy

We wish Bill a speedy recovery.

precipitate

the precipitate collapse of European communism

breakneck

We drove around the island at breakneck speed.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of baking

the baking Jordanian desert

Synonyms

scorching,

burning,

heated,

boiling,

roasting,

searing,

blistering,

torrid,

sultry,

sweltering

in the sense of biting

Definition

sarcastic

This was the most biting criticism made against her.

Synonyms

sarcastic,

cutting,

sharp,

severe,

stinging,

withering,

scathing,

acrimonious,

incisive,

virulent,

caustic,

vitriolic,

trenchant,

mordant,

mordacious

in the sense of boiling

It's boiling in here.

Synonyms

very hot,

hot,

burning,

baking,

tropical,

roasting,

blistering,

scorching,

torrid,

sultry,

sweltering

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释义	Trends of blistering View usage for: blistering (blɪstərɪŋ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Blistering heat is very great heat. ...a blistering summer day. Synonyms: hot, boiling, baking, flaming More Synonyms of blistering 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A blistering remark expresses great anger or dislike. The president responded to this with a blistering attack on his critics. Synonyms: scathing, cutting, biting, violent More Synonyms of blistering 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Blistering is used to describe actions in sport to emphasize that they are done with great speed or force. [journalism, emphasis] David set a blistering pace at first. More Synonyms of blistering blistering in British English (ˈblɪstərɪŋ, -trɪŋ) adjective 1. (of weather) extremely hot 2. (of criticism) extremely harsh Derived forms blisteringly (ˈblisteringly) adverb blistering in American English (ˈblɪstərɪŋ) adjective 1. causing blisters 2. so hot so as to seem to cause blisters blistering heat 3. extreme or intense a blistering diatribe 4. very fast a blistering run Examples of 'blistering' in a sentence blistering Surely even her blistering tongue would at least make him feel some sensation. Meek, M R D A WORM OF DOUBT (2002) She jumped up on to the low wall at the side of the house and screamed into the blistering heat of the burning house. Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002) I swear I will never- "Emerson cut him short with a blistering Arabic oath. Elizabeth Peters LORD OF THE SILENT (2002) Word lists with blistering Weather descriptions In other languages blistering British English: blistering ADJECTIVE Blistering heat is very great heat. ...a blistering summer day. American English: blistering Brazilian Portuguese: escaldante Chinese: 酷热的 European Spanish: abrasador French: torride German: glühend heiß Italian: soffocante Japanese: 焼けつくように熱い Korean: 찌는 듯한 European Portuguese: escaldante Latin American Spanish: abrasador 1 (adjective) in the sense of hot a blistering summer day Synonyms hot Cook the meat quickly on a hot barbecue plate. boiling It's boiling in here. baking the baking Jordanian desert flaming tropical He was unused to the tropical climate. roasting Not all of Britain was roasting in the nineties today. searing scorching It was a scorching day. sizzling very hot sweltering It was an unimpressive contest in sweltering heat. scalding scalding hot water like a furnace or an oven Opposites freezing , arctic , icy 2 (adjective) in the sense of scathing a blistering attack on his critics Synonyms scathing He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders. cutting People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior to others. biting This was the most biting criticism made against her. violent He could be violent from time to time. fierce the teeth of some fierce animal harsh He said many harsh and unkind things. savage This was a savage and needless attack. searing They have long been subject to searing criticism. withering ferocious By its nature a lion is ferocious. caustic He was well known for his abrasive wit and caustic comments. vehement scornful vitriolic There was a vicious and vitriolic attack on him in the tabloids. trenchant He was shattered by the trenchant criticism. belittling mordant He describes the situation with mordant wit. mordacious Opposites gentle , mild , bland 3 (adjective) in the sense of very fast She set a blistering pace to take the lead. Synonyms very fast flying He made a flying start to the final. rapid the country's rapid economic growth swift a swift runner speedy We wish Bill a speedy recovery. precipitate the precipitate collapse of European communism breakneck We drove around the island at breakneck speed. Additional synonyms in the sense of baking the baking Jordanian desert Synonyms scorching, burning, heated, boiling, roasting, searing, blistering, torrid, sultry, sweltering in the sense of biting Definition sarcastic This was the most biting criticism made against her. Synonyms sarcastic, cutting, sharp, severe, stinging, withering, scathing, acrimonious, incisive, virulent, caustic, vitriolic, trenchant, mordant, mordacious in the sense of boiling It's boiling in here. Synonyms very hot, hot, burning, baking, tropical, roasting, blistering, scorching, torrid, sultry, sweltering Synonyms of 'blistering' blistering Explore 'blistering' in the dictionary
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