blistering

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He lays great stress on boiled oil holding water in suspense to cause blistering, which is merely a conjecture.

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  1. adjective Intensely hot: a blistering sun.
  2. adjective Harsh; severe: blistering criticism.
  3. adjective Very rapid: a blistering pace.
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  • She could feel the skin baking, blistering, and flaking off. —  The Dastard
  • Within minutes the outer reflective layer was beginning to show signs of blistering, and the temperature within the ship was rising faster than the cooling system could dump it. —  Warhorse
  • When his daughter, not six months old, was attacked by croup, he gave her in twenty-four hours “32 grains of calomel, besides bleeding, blistering, and emetics.” When he was called to baptize a sick baby, he seized the opportunity of giving it a dose of castor oil. —  Sydney Smith
  • Her wrath was blistering, and he was so surprised by the change that had come over her he didn't know how to proceed. —  Garwood, Julie - Killjoy.html
  • The heat was blistering, and as there was no water on the hill and we had nothing liquid but a flask of brandy, we suffered badly from thirst. —  THE ISLAND OF SHEEP
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blistering:   blister ·  blisters ·  blistered
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