Verb: fester fes-tu(r)
- Remain in an unpleasant state while gradually worsening
"They festerd in jail"; "Resentment festered in his heart"; "The problem festered for months"
- (medicine) form or discharge pus during inflammation
"her wounds are festering";
- maturate, suppurate
- Become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
"garbage festered in the summer heat";
- putrefy
- A sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
"The wound began to fester due to improper care";
- suppurating sore
Derived forms: festered, festering, festers
See also: languish
Type of: decay, discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release, sore
Encyclopedia: Fester