Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: blistering
IPA transcription: [bl'ɪstɚɪŋ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: blistering, blistery
    Meaning: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: vesiculation, vesication, blistering
    Meaning: the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
Usage examples
  • Below them in the blistering noon lay the palace walls of the Lord of the Seven Seas, Descendant of the Sun and the Moon, Overlord of the Mountains and the Plains, Prince of all the Isles, Father of Plenty, and Brilliance-Before-Which-All-Cast-Down-Their-Eyes, the Emperor of China.