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US
/ˈfɛstɝ/
]
[ UK /fˈɛstɐ/ ]
[ UK /fˈɛstɐ/ ]
VERB
-
ripen and generate pus
her wounds are festering
NOUN
- a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
How To Use fester In A Sentence
- Only a legitimate government can tackle the festering grievances in the north.
- I can assure readers that a piece of spaghetti that has festered in the bottom of a sink for 24 hours looks much the same.
- His series meticulously documents festering food in the most well-lit and sterile environment possible.
- Community and self respect must be returned to the underclass or there will never be enough social workers to prevent this underside of Britain festering. Archive 2007-11-18
- Also, because brodifacoum causes an unslakable thirst, mice often venture outside in search of water just before they die - which leaves homeowners with fewer rodent carcasses festering in their walls.
- It will fester and grow until one day it erupts. Times, Sunday Times
- That terrible festering secret of yours that burdens you, the hypocrisy of your life. The Sun
- We could be in for a period like the late 19th century, of festering economic and social problems, failed one-term presidencies, and partisan oscillation in Congress. Robert Kuttner: What Now for the Democrats?
- Sores festered on her face and arms and a terrible stench clung to the air surrounding her.
- But for almost a month now it's been covered with these festering piles of garbage.