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to blistered

to blistered

4.0
To cause small raised bubbles to appear from heat or rubbing
  • verb
  • /ˈblɪstərd/
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  • The athlete's feet blistered during the marathon due to the friction from their shoes.

If you burned yourself and it blistered, what's in the blister?

Examples

  • If you burned yourself and it blistered, what's in the blister?

  • Once the skins blister, Yep, the whole tomato just starts to release all that really nice sweet texture.

  • After working with the hot metal for too long, his fingers blistered from the intense heat.

  • If you hold the iron too long against the fabric, it will blister the material.

Synonyms

to blister
vsto blistered
15 3.5

To form raised bumps filled with fluid on the skin or a surface

refers to the condition as a result often from heat or friction

Antonyms

481 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

How Severe

burned
1.0
to blistered
4.0
chafed
4.9
to abrade
5 8.1

Surface Forms

blister infinitive
blistered past
blistered past participle
blistering present participle
blisters third person singular

Morphology

blistered = blister (transparent) = blister + ed

Regular past/past-participle formation from the verb 'blister' expressing the action of forming blisters.

Etymology

Blistered comes from the idea of making a 'bubble' on the surface, like a small bubble forming under skin or paint. So to say something blistered is to say heat, friction, or chemicals made those bubble-like bumps.