The meaning of Festering

Festering – definition

adjective
(of a wound or sore) forming pus; septic.
Usage examples:
A festering abscess

verb
(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate.
Usage examples:
I developed a tropical sore that festered badly
Synonims:
Suppurate Become septic Form pus Secrete pus Discharge Run Weep Ooze Come to a head Maturate Be purulent Rankle Apostemate

verb
Present participle of fester
Usage examples:
A festering sore, it's better to express your anger than let it fester inside you., a festering arg…

Festering translation into English

Festering: translate from English into Chinese

溃烂

Festering: translate from English into Dutch

Etterend, Etteren, Zweren, Verzweren, Veretteren, Openrijten, Doen bloeden, Tot bederf vervallen

Festering: translate from English into French

Suppurer, Suppurant

Festering: translate from English into German

Eitern, Eiterig

Festering: translate from English into Hindi

उत्सव, सड़ना, पीप से भर जाना, घाव पकना

Festering: translate from English into Italian

Purulento, Marcio

Festering: translate from English into Korean

갉아먹는, 곪다

Festering: translate from English into Russian

Гноящийся, Гноиться, Мучить, Загнаиваться, Глодать, Мучиться, Изводить, Вызывать нагноение, Растравлять

Festering: translate from English into Spanish

Enconado, Enconarse, Ulcerarse, Amargarse

Word origin

late Middle English: from the rare word fester ‘fistula’, later ‘festering sore’, or Old French festrir (verb), both from Old French festre (noun), from Latin fistula ‘pipe, reed, fistula’.

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Festering – similar words

festers

verb
(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate.
Usage examples:
I developed a tropical sore that festered badly

verb
(of an injury such as a cut) to become infected and form pus (= thick yellow liquid)
Usage examples:
It was better that she expressed her anger rather than let it fester inside her.

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festered

verb
(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate.
Usage examples:
I developed a tropical sore that festered badly

verb
Past simple and past participle of fester
Usage examples:
A festering sore, it's better to express your anger than let it fester inside you., a festering arg…

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fester

verb
(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate.
Usage examples:
I developed a tropical sore that festered badly

verb
(of an injury such as a cut) to become infected and form pus (= thick yellow liquid)
Usage examples:
It was better that she expressed her anger rather than let it fester inside her.

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Festering synonims

discharge

verb
Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.
Usage examples:
They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun
The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.
Usage examples:
Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb
To allow someone to leave
Usage examples:
Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

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maturate

verb
(of a boil, abscess, etc.) form pus.
Usage examples:
If you got a wound in that country it never healed but festered white and maturated

All meanings and translations of Maturate

ooze

uːz

verb
(of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something.
Usage examples:
Blood was oozing from a wound in his scalp

noun
The sluggish flow of a fluid.
Usage examples:
I picked a fruit and watched the ooze of fig milk from the stem

noun
Wet mud or slime, especially that found at the bottom of a river, lake, or sea.
Usage examples:
Abandoned barges sunk in ooze

All meanings and translations of Ooze

rankle

verb
(of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment.
Usage examples:
The casual manner of his dismissal still rankles

verb
To cause annoyance or anger that lasts a long time
Usage examples:
[ i ] the way she left him still rankles.

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run

verb
Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.
Usage examples:
The dog ran across the road

noun
An act or spell of running.
Usage examples:
I usually go for a run in the morning

verb
Move fast by using one's feet

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suppurate

verb
Undergo the formation of pus; fester.
Usage examples:
Over the centuries, the wounds which surgeons were tending, either as a result of injury or inflict…

verb
(of an injury, etc.) to form or give out a thick, yellow liquid because of infection
Usage examples:
A suppurating sore/wound

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weep

verb
Shed tears.
Usage examples:
A grieving mother wept over the body of her daughter

noun
A fit or period of weeping.
Usage examples:
Sit down and have a weep

verb
To cry tears
Usage examples:
[ i ] i could hear someone weeping.

All meanings and translations of Weep

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