Synonyms for blistered

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : blis-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈblɪs tər

Top 10 synonyms for blistered

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Définition of blistered

Origin : c.1300, perhaps via Old French blestre "blister, lump, bump," from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse blastr "a blowing," dative blæstri "swelling"), or from Middle Dutch blyster "swelling;" perhaps from PIE *bhlei- "to blow, swell," extension of root *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell;" see bole.

As in raw : adj exposed, tender, referring to skin
As in burned : adj marked by fire or intense heat
As in inflamed : adj congested
As in insult : verb abuse, offend
As in lambaste : verb punish, beat
As in lash : verb criticize harshly
As in libel : verb purposefully lie about someone
As in assail : verb attack, usually with words
As in attack : verb assault physically
As in parch : verb dry, burn
As in scorch : verb burn
As in slander : verb make a scandalous remark
As in slur : verb insult
As in smear : verb tarnish a reputation
As in baste : verb pummel, thrash
As in swell : verb become larger
As in belittle : verb detract
As in vilify : verb criticize very harshly
As in berate : verb criticize hatefully
As in castigate : verb criticize severely
As in scarify : verb slam
As in scathe : verb slam
As in criticize : verb disapprove, judge as bad
As in defame : verb inflict libel or slander
As in denigrate : verb belittle, malign
As in detract : verb take away a part; lessen
As in excoriate : verb denounce, criticize
As in fester : verb intensify; become inflamed
As in flake : verb peel off
As in humiliate : verb embarrass, put down

Example sentences :

I kissed the place; for I am sure it was blistered, as I may say, by a mother's tear!
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

So, he was bled and he was blistered, and he was this and that, for six whole days and nights.
Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens

My back is sore, and my hands are blistered with handling them to-day.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

It was hot, and while it blistered the greedy palates, it seemed incredible.
Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad

He is stone blind, poor fellow, and his feet are blistered and sore.
Extract from : « The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba » by Walter Goodman

Page 178: blistered them very much, One changed to blistered them very much.
Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various

You could hardly hear his words, his lips were so blistered and swollen.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1915 » by Various

There was not a spot left which was not blistered and roasted.
Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott

These being alternately wet and dried, became stiff, and blistered their feet cruelly.
Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott

Poor Claire was seated on a stone, nursing her blistered foot.
Extract from : « Lady Bountiful » by George A. Birmingham

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