1. (

• vesiculation ,
• vesication ,
• blistering

) the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin ;

1. (

• blister ,
• vesicate

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

2. (

• blister ,
• scald ,
• whip

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

3. (

• blister ,

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

1. (

• acerb ,
• acerbic ,
• acid ,
• acrid ,
• bitter ,
• blistering ,
• caustic ,
• sulfurous ,
• sulphurous ,
• virulent ,
• vitriolic

) 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" ;

2. (

• blistering ,
• blistery

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

3. (

• blistering ,
• hot ,
• red-hot

) 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" ;