Antonyms for festering
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fes-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛs tər |
Definition of festering
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French festre "small sore discharging pus," from Latin fistula "pipe, ulcer" (see fistula). The noun is from c.1300. Related: Festered; festering.
- verb intensify; become inflamed
- The boy's right arm was a loathsome sight, festering from a neglected wound.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- The fierce acid which had been poured into his wounds set them all festering again.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- He regards them as vermin to be left to languish and die of their festering wounds.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- It was as if blows were falling on festering wounds in his head, making him dance with pain.
- Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
- A smell of scorched rags and festering wounds hung in the air.
- Extract from : « Tales Of Hearsay » by Joseph Conrad
- There were festering wounds and cheeks hot with the flush of fever.
- Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
- Tramptown, a festering sore on the south side of Litchfield.
- Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
- That time my foot was festering I had it doctored ever so long.
- Extract from : « Fruits of Culture » by Leo Tolstoy
- You children, too, must beware of them; touch them not, they will give you festering wounds.
- Extract from : « Woodland Tales » by Ernest Seton-Thompson
- Stopped its chance of festering and worrying him and making him feverish.
- Extract from : « In Honour's Cause » by George Manville Fenn
Synonyms for festering
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