festering
festering · festerings
The condition of something that festersThe condition of something that festers.
US/fˈɛstɚɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesThe condition of something that festers.
More definitions
- (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
- a fluid product of inflammation
Forms
plural: festerings| Singular | festering |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus:suppurationmaturation
- a fluid product of inflammation:puspurulencesuppurationichorsanies
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfester