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Blistering vs Sweltering - What's the difference?

blistering | sweltering |

As verbs the difference between blistering and sweltering

is that blistering is present participle of lang=en while sweltering is present participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between blistering and sweltering

is that blistering is causing blisters while sweltering is hot and humid; oppressively sticky.

As a noun blistering

is the medical practice of causing blisters to form.

blistering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing blisters
  • Very hot
  • Harsh or corrosive
  • Very aggressive
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Angelique Chrisafis , title=Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities.}}
  • Very fast

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The medical practice of causing blisters to form.
  • * 1852 , The American Journal of Homoeopathy (volumes 7-9, page 99)
    • Inflammations are treated generally by allopathic practitioners by bleedings, blisterings , purgings, vomitings, Antimony and Mercury: and this is practised, more or less, with little variation, wherever the seat of the inflammation may be.

    sweltering

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky
    • The day was sweltering , so Lauren put on the shortest pair of shorts she could find and went to get ice-cream with her friend Rob.

    Verb

    (head)