blistering

adjective

blis·​ter·​ing ˈbli-st(ə-)riŋ 

1

: extremely intense or severe

blistering heat

2

: very rapid

a blistering pace

blistering adverb

blisteringly

ˈbli-st(ə-)riŋ-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• intense
• intensive
• fierce
• ferocious
• deep
• terrible
• furious

Examples of blistering in a Sentence

a hockey player with a blistering slap shot

even after a blistering attack from the enemy, the fortress held

Recent Examples on the Web

Rapace’s kit — with that long thoroughbred stride somehow made greater by the black grosgrain stripes, the velocity of it all filling that billow in the cape — cut a blistering path down the Bugonia carpet. —Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the symptoms of a snake bite differ depending on the species, but common signs near the wound include puncture marks, bleeding, redness, swelling, bruising, blistering and intense pain. —Tina Chen, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025

One of the three judges wrote a blistering dissent. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025

Castillo boils that moment in history down to a few paragraphs that are at once informative and blistering. —Sarah Rose Etter, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

blistering

adjective

1

: very intense

blistering heat

2

: very fast

a blistering pace