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What is another word for blistering?

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Adjective

Hot or high in temperature

Significant or extreme in degree or intensity

Vigorously or intensely incisive and critical

Moving or proceeding with significant speed

Consisting of flakes or scales

Tending to cause blistering or to have vesicant properties

Noun

Sweltering, oppressive or torrid weather condition

A small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage

Verb

Present participle for to break out in blisters

Present participle for to make insulting or damaging allegations or insinuations about

Present participle for to criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly

Present participle for to come or fall away from a surface in flakes

Present participle for to burn so or sear the surface of something

Present participle for to take violent or aggressive action against

Present participle for to strike or hit repeatedly

Present participle for to feel hurt or sore, typically as a result of illness or injury

Present participle for to cause soreness through rubbing or friction

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Adjective

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Hot or high in temperature

smouldering^UK

smoldering^US

fetid^US

foetid^UK

moldy^US

mouldy^UK

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“Mourners stood in the blistering heat, under tents and trees and cramped under the home.”

Adjective

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Significant or extreme in degree or intensity

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

humorless^US

humourless^UK

matter of life and death

prioritised^UK

prioritized^US

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

most important

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“Maturity and a responsible job had taught Clint to control that blistering temper of his.”

Adjective

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Vigorously or intensely incisive and critical

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

unfavorable^US

ill-humored^US

accidentally on purpose

environmentally unfriendly

rubbing the wrong way

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“Twain's blistering criticism of the factory system may have hit too close to home for Mahan and Atlas officials.”

Adjective

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Moving or proceeding with significant speed

with good acceleration

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“Some floated down slowly, while others fell at a blistering speed toward the churning waters beneath them.”

Adjective

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Consisting of flakes or scales

flakey^US

flaky^UK

Adjective

Tending to cause blistering or to have vesicant properties

Noun

Sweltering, oppressive or torrid weather condition

Noun

A small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage

tumor^US

tumour^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to break out in blisters

“Rub lightly with olive oil and grill on the stovetop or outdoor grill until the skin starts to blister.”

Verb

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Present participle for to make insulting or damaging allegations or insinuations about

libelling^UK

libeling^US

hitting where one lives

dragging through the mud

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

dragging through the mire

minimising^UK

blackening the name of

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

bringing into disrepute

telling lies about

downplaying

talking down

spreading scandal about

running a smear campaign against

running smear campaign

doing down

making light of

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

sneering at

blackening the character of

bringing discredit to

tarring and feathering

upsetting

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

ripping up and down

taunting

blackening someone's name

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

calling names

treating disrespectfully

shooting full of holes

settling someone's hash

casting down

vanquishing

causing to feel small

bringing low

taking the wind out of your sails

making someone eat crow

showing up

making someone eat humble pie

confusing

taking down a peg or two

putting to shame

bringing down

putting out of countenance

pummelling^UK

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

throwing brickbats at

blackening the reputation of

calling down

conducting a smear campaign against

ragging on

giving a bad name to

putting in a bad light

blasting

bringing shame to

showing in a bad light

bringing dishonour to

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

writing false reports about

spreading tales about

marking wrong

cutting down

dragging name through mud

reflecting negatively

selling short

damaging the reputation of

look down one's nose at

muddying the reputation of

casting in a bad light

harming the reputation of

labelling^UK

labeling^US

lowering the status of

putting someone in their place

injuring one's reputation

damaging one's good name

bringing into disfavour

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Verb

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Present participle for to criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly

attacking

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

pummelling^UK

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

biting someone's head off

going for the jugular

hauling over the coals

having a go at

jumping on one's case

rapping over the knuckles

snapping someone's head off

giving a rocket

giving someone a bad press

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

lashing out

jumping down one's throat

raking over the coals

burning someone's ears

pinning your ears back

putting someone on the griddle

casting aspersions on

disapproving of

rapping

nitpicking about

putting someone on the hot seat

pouring scorn on

throwing brickbats at

hitting out at

carping at

giving a bad press to

giving someone a dressing-down

satirizing^US

passing strictures upon

satirising^UK

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

calling over the coals

giving someone a wigging

criticizing hatefully

giving a talking-to

taking to the woodshed

going on at

slanging

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

shouting at

letting someone have it

giving one hell

giving someone a mouthful

pulling up

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone some stick

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

eating out

giving someone what for

giving someone an earful

giving someone a carpeting

slapping someone's wrist

minimizing^US

giving something a bad press

doing a hatchet job on

minimising^UK

giving something a battering

libeling^US

libelling^UK

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

jumping down someone's throat

thundering against

complaining of

objecting to

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

giving a tongue-lashing

dragging over the coals

leaning on

rapping someone the knuckles

regarding with disgust

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

vociferating about

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Verb

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Present participle for to come or fall away from a surface in flakes

Verb

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Present participle for to burn so or sear the surface of something

discoloring^US

cauterizing^US

cauterising^UK

carbonizing^US

carbonising^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to take violent or aggressive action against

Verb

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Present participle for to strike or hit repeatedly

pummelling^UK

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

Verb

Present participle for to feel hurt or sore, typically as a result of illness or injury

Verb

Present participle for to cause soreness through rubbing or friction

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