[
US
/ˈbɫɪstɝ/
]
[ UK /blˈɪstɐ/ ]
[ UK /blˈɪstɐ/ ]
NOUN
- a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
- (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
- (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
VERB
-
subject to harsh criticism
your invectives scorched the community
The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday
the professor scaled the students -
get blistered
Her feet blistered during the long hike -
cause blisters to form on
the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet
How To Use blister In A Sentence
- I chatter with enthusiasm whilst knobs of butter slide off the fishes' backs and sizzle to blister bubbles.
- Lastly, I am a bit of control freak with a blistering pace when it comes to work.
- A little diner food helped, but after the incident with the couple on the street all I wanted was to go home, take a shower, slather lotion on my blistered tootsies, and lick my wounds.
- Moisture blisters usually include all paint coats down to the wood surface.
- The show is in blistering form and viewing figures are on the up. The Sun
- The skin of people with EB simplex is so fragile that even minor rubbing may cause blistering.
- Loss of bounciness, sudden blisters or recurring pain are also telltale signs.
- Epidermolysis bullosa is a group of rare, inherited bullous disorders characterized by blister formation in the epidermal layer secondary to mechanical trauma.
- Use thicker-fleshed chiles, such as poblanos, and allow their skin to blacken and blister without burning through the flesh.
- January, February, and March bring a great cold, and inhumane conditions of food and weather for the girls - long marches to church in the blistering cold wind, swollen and flayed fingers and feet, and chilblains on the hands.
