1. To get blistery.
2. To scorch with words; SYN. whip.
Swelling on the surface of the body containing clear fluid (serum) or, more rarely, blood or pus. Blisters occur mostly on the skin of the hands or feet and are caused by friction.

(Irregular preterit, past participle: swelled, swollen).
1. To become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; SYN. puff up.
2. To cause to become swollen.
3. To expand abnormally; SYN. swell up, distend.
4. To increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity.