blistering

(noun) the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin. Synonyms: vesiculation, vesication.

(verb) get blistered. Synonyms: blister, vesicate. Example: "Her feet blistered during the long hike."

(verb) subject to harsh criticism. Synonyms: blister, scald, whip. Examples: "The senator blistered the administration in his speech on friday." "The professor scaled the students." "Your invectives scorched the community."

(verb) cause blisters to form on. Synonyms: blister. Example: "The tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet."

(adj) harsh or corrosive in tone. Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic. Examples: "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."

(adj) hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters. Synonyms: blistery. Example: "Blistering sun."

(adj) very fast; capable of quick response and great speed. Synonyms: hot, red-hot. Examples: "A hot sports car." "A blistering pace." "Got off to a hot start." "In hot pursuit." "A red-hot line drive."