blistering
adjective
blis·ter·ing
ˈbli-st(ə-)riŋ 
1
: extremely intense or severe
blistering heat
2
: very rapid
a blistering pace
blistering
adverb
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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
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Eviction worries crowd out other fears On a blistering summer afternoon after that August visit, Balog unlocked the door of his 18-year-old Jeep Grand Cherokee to let me into the passenger seat.
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Ethan Ward, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
Although the flight plan is different from Artemis I, the Orion spacecraft on Artemis II will still return to Earth at roughly the same blistering speed of 25,000 mph (40,000 km per hour).
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 May 2024
The fan was at Toronto's Rogers Centre on Friday, May 17, when Jays shortstop Bo Bichette hit the foul ball, which eluded the safety netting behind home plate and was clocked at a blistering 110 mph.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
And then, as Dortmund’s defiant back line trailed helplessly in his blistering wake, Mbappé slipped.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 May 2024
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Ethan Ward, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
Although the flight plan is different from Artemis I, the Orion spacecraft on Artemis II will still return to Earth at roughly the same blistering speed of 25,000 mph (40,000 km per hour).
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 May 2024
The fan was at Toronto's Rogers Centre on Friday, May 17, when Jays shortstop Bo Bichette hit the foul ball, which eluded the safety netting behind home plate and was clocked at a blistering 110 mph.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
And then, as Dortmund’s defiant back line trailed helplessly in his blistering wake, Mbappé slipped.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 May 2024
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“Blistering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blistering. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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