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blistered

blistered is the simple past and past participle of blister.

Meaning of blister

Verb

blister (third-person singular simple present blisters, present participle blistering, simple past and past participle blistered)

  1. (transitive) To raise blisters on.
    • a chemical agent that blisters the skin
  2. (transitive) To sear after blaching.
  3. (intransitive) To have a blister form.
    • A poorly formulated mortar mixture will result in plaster that blisters and cracks.1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 26
  4. (transitive) To criticise severely.
  5. (intransitive) To break out in blisters.

See all 13 meanings of blister

Adjective

blistered (comparative more blistered, superlative most blistered)

  1. Having one or more blisters.
    • A large percentage of all Late Horizon fragments at this site was overfired, to the point where many were vitrified, black to dark brown, and misshapen, some with blistered surfaces.1976, Dorothy Menzel, Pottery Style and Society in Ancient Peru: Art as a Mirror of History in the Ica Valley, 1350–1570, Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 30
    • [Y]ou can find chewy, blistered rings that do not need to see a toaster until day three.2022, Laura Goodman, “A schmear campaign”, in The Joy of Snacks […], London: Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN

Forms of blistered

comparativemore blistered
superlativemost blistered

Words formed from blistered

Questions about blistered

What does blistered mean?
Blistered means having one or more blisters.
What is blistered the simple past and past participle of?
Blistered is the simple past and past participle of blister.
What part of speech is blistered?
Blistered is an adjective.

Words near blistered in the dictionary

  1. blister-pack
  2. blister-packed
  3. blister-packing
  4. blister-packs
  5. blisterase
  6. blistered
  7. blisterfoil
  8. blisterfoils
  9. blistering
  10. blisteringly
  11. blisterings

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