festering

Definition of Festering in English :

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Noun

1. festering, maturation, suppuration

(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

2. festering, ichor, purulence, pus, sanies, suppuration

a fluid product of inflammation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Festering

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verb

1.

to form or cause to form pus

2. (intransitive)

to become rotten; decay

3.

to become or cause to become bitter, irritated, etc, esp over a long period of time; rankle

resentment festered his imagination

4. (intransitive) informal

to be idle or inactive

noun

5.

a small ulcer or sore containing pus

Festering

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noun

1.

a small sore filled with pus; pustule

verb intransitive

2.

to form pus; ulcerate

3.

a.

to grow embittered; rankle

b.

to grow or increase in virulence

4.

to decay

verb transitive

5.

to cause the formation of pus in

6.

to make rankle; embitter

Festering

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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.

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