blistering

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of blister

adj

1. Causing blisters.

   “I waited in the blistering cold for two hours just to be stood up again.”

2. Very hot.
3. Harsh or corrosive.
4. Scornful.

   “Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities.”

5. Very fast.

   “Messi showed some of the old touches while Mbappe demonstrated his blistering pace and eye for goal but Neymar was disappointing, too easily shrugged off the ball and missing a great chance to restore PSG's lead.”

noun

1. The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.

   “Inflammations are treated generally by allopathic practitioners by bleedings, blisterings, purgings, vomitings, Antimony and Mercury: and this is practised, more or less, with little variation, wherever the seat of the inflammation may be.”