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festering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | maturation, suppuration |
| Type of | bodily process, bodily function, activity, body process |
| Derivation | fester |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ichor, purulence, pus, sanies, suppuration |
| Type of | bodily fluid, liquid body substance, humour, body fluid, humor |
| Has types | gleet |
Examples of festering
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In one photo, a woman craned her head away from a breast festering with bubbles.
From the nytimes.com
When Lester dies, the festering dependency and rivalry of the brothers implodes.
From the independent.co.uk
There are just too many festering wounds in this country keeping memories fresh.
From the economist.com
It's been credited with improving mental agility and soothing festering wounds.
From the bostonherald.com
Helped shed some light on how US politics became the festering cesspit it is now.
From the economist.com
Such scrutiny, even when it exposes festering tensions, has value, Williams says.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
Did a mild-mannered soul's dark childhood leave a monster festering within him?
From the stltoday.com
Which roughly translates to the slow, festering end of the world as we know it.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Or they worry that Europe's festering debt crisis could infect the global economy.
From the bostonherald.com
- A sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
- Ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering"
- (festering) (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
- (festering) pus: a fluid product of inflammation
- 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. ...
- (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. ...
- To become septic; to become rotten; To worsen, especially due to lack of attention
- Quicker than someone else.
- To become painfully sore. To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle.
