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to blistered

to blistered

3 4.0
To cause small raised bubbles to appear from heat or rubbing
  • verb
  • /ˈblɪstərd/
: ampollarse
  • 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
8 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

726 1.2

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

How Severe

burned
133 1.0
to blistered
3 4.0
chafed
2 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.