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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
blistering
the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin • Syn: vesiculation, vesication • Derivationally related forms: vesicate (for: vesication), vesiculate (for: vesiculation) • Hypernyms: organic process, biological process
1. harsh or corrosive in tone (Freq. 1) - 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 • Syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic • Similar to: unpleasant • Derivationally related forms: vitriol (for: vitriolic), virulency (for: virulent), virulence (for: virulent), bitterness (for: bitter), acridness (for: acrid), acridity (for: acrid), acerbity (for: acerbic) 2. hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters (Freq. 1) - blistering sun • Syn: blistery • Similar to: hot 3. 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 • Syn: hot, red-hot • Similar to: fast
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