fester
IPA: fˈɛstɝ
noun
- (pathology, obsolete) A fistula.
- (pathology) A sore or an ulcer of the skin.
- The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.
- A surname from German.
verb
- (intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.
- (intransitive) To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.
- (transitive) To cause to fester or rankle.
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Examples of "fester" in Sentences
- CNN into the source controversy using the word "fester"
- Give it a few more days to kind of fester, and the come out.
- Designer labels fester in fiction despite the critics’ complaints
- And apologies for the two comments, I had forgotten the word "fester"
- This one is just going to be -- just kind of fester and pester folks.
- Jeff, fester is not blaiming the reporters for crying, if I understand him.
- Killing everything or continuing to let this hesitancy fester is not going to get it done.
- MARCIANO: So Ida going to hang around, kind of fester a little bit and bothers, right, almost for the weekend.
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