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blistering

  (blĭs'tər-ĭng) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Intensely hot: a blistering sun.
  2. Harsh; severe: blistering criticism.
  3. Very rapid: a blistering pace.
  4. Producing a blister or blisters: a blistering agent.
blisteringly blis'ter·ing·ly adv.
 
 
Antonyms: blistering

adj

Definition: intense; scorching
Antonyms: icy

adj

Definition: savage
Antonyms: mild

adj

Definition: very fast
Antonyms: leisurely


 
Architecture: blistering


1. Small blisters, bubbles, or bulges in a plaster finish coat; results from applying a finish coat over too damp a base coat, or from troweling on plaster too soon; also called turtleback.
2. See blister.
3. The irregular raising of a thin layer at the surface of placed mortar or concrete during or soon after completion of the finishing operation, or, in the case of pipe, after spinning.
4. In the firing of a ceramic, the development of enclosed or broken macroscopic vesicles or bubbles in a body or glaze or other coating.


 
Translations: Translations for: Blistering

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forbistret, irriterende

Nederlands (Dutch)
verschroeiend, vernietigend

Français (French)
adj. - étouffant (une chaleur), brûlant (un soleil), (fig) cinglant, virulent, impitoyable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - scharf, erbittert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δριμύτατος

Italiano (Italian)
ricoperto di vesciche

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - muito quente, mordaz

Русский (Russian)
жгучий, резкий, острый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - abrasador, mordaz, candente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - våldsam, glödhet, förbaskad

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
使起水泡或气泡的, 愤怒的, 猛烈的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 使起水泡或氣泡的, 憤怒的, 猛烈的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 물집이 생기게 하는, 신랄한, 격렬한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ブリスタリング, 膨れ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شديد, حاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עז, גדול מאוד, זועף, פוגעני‬


 
 

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