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Meaning of 'fester' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fester [ n.]
- To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers.
- To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle.
- A small sore which becomes inflamed and discharges corrupt matter; a pustule.
- A festering or rankling.
2 . Fester [ v. t.]
- To cause to fester or rankle.

Meaning of 'fester' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fester [ v]
Meaning (1):
- ripen and generate pus
Example in sentence:
  • her wounds are festering

Nearby Words:

fescennine fescue fescued fescuing fesels fess fesse fessitude fesswise fest

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