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- (of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate:"I developed a tropical sore that festered badly"
- (of food or garbage) become rotten and offensive to the senses:"a gully full of garbage that festered in the shade"
- (of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference:"anger which festers and grows in his heart"
- (of a person) undergo physical and mental deterioration in isolated inactivity:"I might be festering in jail now"
Originlate Middle English: from the rare word fester ‘fistula’, later ‘festering sore’, or Old French festrir (verb), both from Old French festre (noun), from Latin fistula ‘pipe, reed, fistula’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.festering adjective fes·ter·ing ˈfe-st (ə-)riŋ Synonyms of festering 1 : contaminated by an infective agent (such as a bacterium) and producing puswww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/festering-ing form festering /ˈfestərɪŋ/ /ˈfestərɪŋ/ [intransitive] (of a wound or cut) to become painful and infected (= full of bacteria)www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/e…festers, festering, festered definition 1: to become filled with pus; become infected. Take care of that boil, or it will fester. definition 2: to be or become a source of growing irritation or bitterness.kids.wordsmyth.net/we/?ent=festering
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