C1verbhealth
US/ˈblɪs.tər/
UK/ˈblɪs.tə/
to form small bubbles of liquid under the skin, or bubbles on a painted surface
In context
My feet blistered badly after walking all day in new shoes.
Without sunscreen, your skin can blister in the strong midday sun.
The heat from the fire made the paint on the door blister.
Words that go with blister
adjective + noun
- blistering sunFarmers worked all day under the blistering sun.
- blistering heatThe workers kept going in the blistering heat.
- blistering attackThe newspaper launched a blistering attack on the minister.
- blistering paceThe runners set off at a blistering pace.
verb + preposition
- blister in the sunCheap paint will blister in the sun after one summer.
- blister fromHis palms blistered from rowing for hours.