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festering
fes·ter F0090200 (fĕs′tər) v. fes·tered, fes·ter·ing, fes·ters v. intr. 1. To generate pus; suppurate. 2. To form an ulcer. 3. To undergo decay; rot. 4. a. 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.
[Middle English festren, from festre, fistula, from Old French, from Latin fistula; see fistula.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | festering - (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pussuppuration, maturationmedical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniquesbodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" | | 2. | festering - a fluid product of inflammationsanies, suppuration, ichor, purulence, pusbodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the bodygleet - a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea |
festeringadjective1. venomous, vicious, smouldering, virulent, black-hearted recrimination and festering resentment2. septic, infected, poisonous, inflamed, pussy, suppurating, ulcerated, purulent, maturating, gathering afflicted by festering sores3. rotting, decaying, decomposing, putrefying The cobbles were littered with festering garbageEncyclopediaSeefesterfestering
Synonyms for festeringadj venomousSynonyms- venomous
- vicious
- smouldering
- virulent
- black-hearted
adj septicSynonyms- septic
- infected
- poisonous
- inflamed
- pussy
- suppurating
- ulcerated
- purulent
- maturating
- gathering
adj rottingSynonyms- rotting
- decaying
- decomposing
- putrefying
Synonyms for festeringnoun (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pusSynonymsRelated Words- medical specialty
- medicine
- bodily function
- bodily process
- body process
- activity
noun a fluid product of inflammationSynonyms- sanies
- suppuration
- ichor
- purulence
- pus
Related Words- bodily fluid
- body fluid
- liquid body substance
- humour
- humor
- gleet
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