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fester
[ fes-ter ]
verb (used without object)
- to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
- to cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh.
- to putrefy or rot.
- to rankle, as a feeling of resentment.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to rankle:
Malice festered his spirit.
noun
- an ulcer; a rankling sore.
- a small, purulent, superficial sore.
fester
/ ˈɛə /
verb
- to form or cause to form pus
- intr to become rotten; decay
- to become or cause to become bitter, irritated, etc, esp over a long period of time; rankle
resentment festered his imagination
- informal.intr to be idle or inactive
noun
- a small ulcer or sore containing pus
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ڱt adjective
- ܲ·ڱt·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fester1
Example Sentences
Keeping the truth from someone might not be outright dishonesty, but it’s a rot that decays the same way, just festering at a slower pace.
It’s also close-knit and small, a fertile environment for slights to fester.
His comments wiggled a finger in a wound which has been festering for some fans of top-flight football this season - the idea that the Premier League has become boring.
He insisted, however, that his tariff announcement was one that had to be made, and that any economic disruptions reflected a sickness that had been allowed to fester in the American economy.
Throughout the book, as years wear on and the camps fester, Jen and Ursula both reckon with tangible documents to unlock ugly secrets and forge a new future.
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