- present participle of blister.
blistering
Example Sentences
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The blistering heat also has hindered efforts to fight massive wildfires raging in Colorado and Utah.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
The jet will fly over the National Mall alongside the Defense Department’s most impressive equipment on Saturday, before the president delivers a speech in what is forecast to be a blistering heat wave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Traditional haven gold, meanwhile, had its worst quarter in 13 years after a blistering 2025 and early 2026 performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
A blistering rally in tech stocks helped the S&P 500 and Nasdaq cement roughly 15% and 21% second-quarter gains, their best quarters since 2020, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Heat so blistering that I thought for a second that we’d been Glitched directly into flames.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing blistering
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