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- Dictionaryfestering/ˈfɛst(ə)rɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of a wound or sore) forming pus; septic: "a festering abscess"
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FESTERING definition: 1. present participle of fester 2. If a cut or other injury festers, it becomes infected and…. Learn more.
FESTER definition: 1. If a cut or other injury festers, it becomes infected and produces pus: 2. If an argument or…. Learn more.
FESTERING meaning: 1. present participle of fester 2. If a cut or other injury festers, it becomes infected and…. Learn more.
If you say that a situation, problem, or feeling is festering, you disapprove of the fact that it is being allowed to grow more unpleasant or full of anger, because it is not being properly recognized or dealt with.
: persistently producing bad or unhealthy effects. Four hundred yards to the west, between the schoolhouse and the mountain, lay a festering center of sin, a bootleg whiskey still operated by the celebrated anti-Prohibition guerilla Sam Reever. Russell Baker. Examples of festering in a Sentence.
"festering" is a correct and usable word in written English. It means "to cause to become or develop into an ulcer or abscess; to cause to fester or rot" and is usually used in a figurative sense. Example sentence: The festering resentment between the two nations led to a full-blown conflict.
verb. /ˈfestə (r)/ /ˈfestər/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] (of a wound or cut) to become painful and infected (= full of bacteria) festering sores/wounds. If you don’t take the splinter out, it will fester. Want to learn more?
noun. The condition of something that festers. Wiktionary. Synonyms: maturation. suppuration. sanies.
To be or become an increasing source of irritation or poisoning; rankle: bitterness that festered and grew. b. To be subject to or exist in a condition of decline: allowed the once beautiful park to fester. v. tr. To infect, inflame, or corrupt. n. A small festering sore or ulcer; a pustule.
If you say that a situation, problem, or feeling is festering, you disapprove of the fact that it is being allowed to grow more unpleasant or full of anger, because it is not being properly recognized or dealt with.
