What Is Meant by Festers?
(Entry 1 of 2) Intransitive Verb. 1: to Generate Pus the Wound Became Inflamed and Festered. 2: Putrefy, Rot Festering Carrion. 3A: to Cause Increasing...
(Entry 1 of 2) intransitive verb. 1 : to generate pus The wound became inflamed and festered. 2 : putrefy, rot festering carrion. 3a : to cause increasing poisoning, irritation, or bitterness : rankle dissent festered unchecked His resentment festered for years.
What happens when a wound festers?
Fester is a verb describing what happens to a wound or a sore that gets worse and has liquid, or pus, oozing out. Infections cause cuts, broken bones, and diseases to fester. Dead bodies can fester too — as they decompose.
Can a person fester?
If you say that a situation, problem, or feeling is festering, you disapprove of the fact that it is being allowed to grow more unpleasant or full of anger, because it is not being properly recognized or dealt with. Resentments are starting to fester. If a wound festers, it becomes infected, making it worse.
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