cankering
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cankered, past participle; cankered, past tense; cankering, present participle; cankers, 3rd person singular present;
/ˈkaNGkər/,
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cankered, past participle; cankered, past tense; cankering, present participle; cankers, 3rd person singular present;
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(of woody plant tissue) Become infected with canker
- - we found some cankering of the wood
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Infect with a pervasive and corrupting bitterness
- - he hated her with a cankered, shameful abhorrence
Web Definitions:
- "Long been gnawed by the cankering tooth of mystery - " Eroding, consuming, ulcerous, secretly infecting; from the same root as cancer.