different between blistering vs scorching

English

Verb

blistering

1. present participle of blister

Adjective

blistering (comparative more blistering, superlative most blistering)

1. Causing blisters
2. Very hot
3. Harsh or corrosive
4. Scornful
5. Very fast

Translations

Noun

blistering (plural blisterings)

1. (medicine, veterinary) The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.
   • 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.

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

scorching (comparative more scorching, superlative most scorching)

1. Very hot.

2. Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.
   • 1860, Lucius Robinson Paige, A Commentary on the New Testament (volume 3, page 130)

     Very probably he resolved never to repeat the request which had drawn forth such a scorching rebuke; but there is no evidence of his determination to forsake his iniquitous practices generally.

3. (Of speed when driving, running, etc.) very high.

Verb

scorching

1. present participle of scorch

Noun

scorching (plural scorchings)

1. The act or result of something being scorched.
   • 1839, The Lancet (volume 2, page 682)

     There were several slight scratches and scorchings about the face, sides of the neck and shoulders […]

   • 1997, Larry Dean Olsen, Outdoor Survival Skills (page 76)

     Green wood hardens after about four or five scorchings in the fire, but several scorchings are required to drive out the sap.