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Verb
/ˈfestər/,
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festered, past tense; festered, past participle; festering, present participle; festers, 3rd person singular present;
  1. (of a wound or sore) Become septic; suppurate
    • - I developed a tropical sore that festered badly
    • - a festering abscess
  2. (of food or garbage) Become rotten and offensive to the senses
    • - a gully full of garbage that festered in the shade
  3. (of a negative feeling or a problem) Become worse or more intense, esp. through long-term neglect or indifference
    • - anger which festers and grows in his heart
  4. (of a person) Undergo physical and mental deterioration in isolated inactivity
    • - I might be festering in jail now
  1. a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
  2. ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"
  3. (festering) (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
  4. (festering) pus: a fluid product of inflammation
  5. Uncle Fester, or Fester Addams, is a member of the fictional Addams Family. He was played by Jackie Coogan in the original television series, by Christopher Lloyd in the first two feature films, and by Patrick Thomas in the third, Addams Family Reunion. ...
  6. (Festering) Gangrene is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that arises when a considerable mass of body tissue dies (necrosis). This may occur after an injury or infection, or in people suffering from any chronic health problem affecting blood circulation. ...
  7. To become septic; to become rotten; To worsen, especially due to lack of attention
  8. Quicker than someone else.
  9. To become painfully sore. To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle.
  10. The spirits of slave traders who allowed their cargo of slaves to be eaten alive by rats, these souls are forced to relive that torture endlessly. Their bellies are filled with rats and their right arm is chained to a giant iron ball. ...
  11. (v) - ulcerate; rankle. festering (v)
  12. a painful, swollen condition, e.g., hewers suffered the dreaded 'beat hand'