Definition of «festering»

The word "festering" means to become infected or inflamed, often due to neglect or lack of proper treatment. It can also refer to a wound that is not healing properly and may be getting worse over time. The term suggests a sense of decay or rot, as if the infection is slowly eating away at something.

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The festering wound on his leg required immediate medical attention.
The festering issue of corruption within the government needs to be addressed.
Their relationship had turned into a festering cesspool of resentment and deceit.
The festering garbage heap behind the building was causing a foul smell in the neighborhood.
The company's financial mismanagement led to a festering debt that could not be recovered.

Sentences with «festering»

Me & Earl & the Dying Girl may be unafraid of confronting brutal realities but it has little interest in festering in sorrow and solemnity. (digitalshortbread.com)
Rainbow map for Mario Kart 64 at the bottom of the pit in MK2 where you fight Jade or Smoke Ninja Gaiden Sigma: Mission mode where you fight Alma, Doku and Morbius at the same time (only mission i cant beat til this day) Every single f*ckin level in Back to the Future The sewers in Uncle Fester for NES Super Metroid for SNES where the ship is blowing up The most scariest (and perhaps the most beautiful) is Hell in DMC3. (n4g.com)
Among them were prolonged starvation and exposure; being worked beyond my endurance and strength; every cut and bruise turning into festering wounds accompanied by high fever; diphtheria, dysentery, hepatitis, and a bout with typhus that very nearly killed me. (religion-online.org)
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