· the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin

Synonym(s): vesiculation, vesication

Hypernym(s): organic_process, biological_process

· get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"

Synonym(s): vesicate

Hypernym(s): swell, swell_up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce

· subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"

Synonym(s): scald, whip

Hypernym(s): attack, round, assail, lash_out, snipe, assault

· cause blisters to form on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

· 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"

Synonym(s): acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic

· hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun"

Synonym(s): blistery

· very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"

Synonym(s): hot, red-hot