blister
noun
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
has blistered
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present perfectof blister (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Watch for signs of frostbite, including skin that has blistered or become discolored or that feels unusually firm or waxy.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
Rotate the sheet pan front to back every 5 minutes, until the skin has blistered and sounds hollow when tapped with the back of a wooden spoon, 15 to 20 minutes total.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
To-day, in a fit of compunction, he has raked the "treatise" out; but meanwhile it has blistered in the sun, and run all colours in the rain.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
"And Tita has blistered her foot, and can't run, so two of us are off," commented Diana.
From The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life by Angela Brazil
How he has blistered Thaddeus of Warsaw with his tears, and drawn him in his Polish cap, and tights, and Hessians!
From The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by William Makepeace Thackeray
