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Meanings of blistering in English

Spanish
formación de ampollas

The formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin.

formación de ampollas

Being harsh or corrosive in tone.

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Very fast; capable of quick response and great speed.

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Hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters.

Usage of blistering in English
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Background: The use of rituximab for refractory autoimmune blistering diseases is increasing.
Pubmed
2
South Africa, Australia, and Argentina started the year with blistering heat waves.
The Guardian
3
Anecdotes enliven the text, including a blistering critique of Ernst & Young.
Reuters
4
Maybe galloping growth, not blistering growth, said Roth Capital analyst Craig Irwin.
Reuters
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There is no better example than Chautauqua's blistering win in Hong Kong.
News.com.au
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The blistering cylinders were growing cold; the steel floor beneath was awash.
Love Stories
7
The oath he uttered in response to his brother's words was blistering.
The Book of Life
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The former Massachusetts governor delivered a blistering attack on Trump in March.
Reuters
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There's an extraordinary combination of blistering self-confidence and genuine doubt in Healy.
The Guardian
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It's also a precursor chemical for the blistering weapon nitrogen mustard gas.
Wired
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They will always be ringing in my ears-alwaysblistering and burning me.
Helen and Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel
12
White of an egg added makes it better and not so blistering.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
13
Through the trees there came now fine white volleys of blistering snow.
Isobel : A Romance of the Northern Trail
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I wanted that amazing, blistering guitar player, a partner to play off.
Between a heart and a rock place: a memoir
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But Hull responded in blistering fashion to score twice in 74 seconds.
Reuters
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No good comes from the use of blistering ointments immediately after cauterization.
Lameness of the Horse / Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
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Blistering across language varieties
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
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