blister
noun
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
have blistered
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present perfectof blister.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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If you do find that your carefully tended baby tomatoes, peppers, squash and beans have blistered and withered, just let them go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2021
If you find that your carefully tended baby tomatoes, peppers, squash and beans have blistered and withered, let them go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2021
There was a time when Coughlin would have blistered Jacobs as well for losing his temper in public.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2012
They would have blistered the U.S. commander in Viet Nam, General Creighton Abrams, for initiating the charges and would have exposed jealousies between the regular Army and the elite Special Forces.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though the sun was so hot that their hands would have blistered if unprotected by gloves, the clean, dry air-current created by the rapid motion was exhilarating in the extreme.
From The Wheel O' Fortune by Louis Tracy
