Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Blister \Blis"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blistered}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Blistering}.]
   To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister
   form on.

         Let my tongue blister.                   --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

blistering
     n : the formation of vesicles [syn: {vesiculation}, {vesication}]

blistering
     adj 1: 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" [syn: {acerb},
             {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {caustic}, {sulfurous},
             {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
     2: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters;
        "blistering sun" [syn: {blistery}]
     3: very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start";
        "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: {hot}, {red-hot}]
     4: marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks
        about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"
        [syn: {scathing}, {scalding}, {vituperative}]