What part of speech is blistering?

Blistering can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. blistering is a verb, gerund of blister (infinitive).
  • 2. blistering is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more blistering
    most blistering
  • Positive: blistering 
  • Comparative: more blistering
  • Superlative: most blistering

What does blistering mean?

Definitions

Adjective

blistering - very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"
blistering - hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun"
blistering - harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

Verb

blister - get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"
blister - cause blisters to form on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
blister - subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"

Examples of blistering

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A blistering pace.
2. adj. Blistering sun.
3. adj. Blistering criticism.
4. adj. It was sunny but blistering cold.
5. verb Walking to the office is not a good idea when it's blistering hot out.
6. verb Layla felt her scalp was blistering.
7. verb It was blistering cold.
Sentence  
adj.
A blistering pace.
Blistering sun.
Blistering criticism.
It was sunny but blistering cold.
verb
Walking to the office is not a good idea when it's blistering hot out.
Layla felt her scalp was blistering.
It was blistering cold.

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