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festering

festering noun: the condition of something that festers. Also the present participle and gerund of fester.

Noun

festering (plural festerings)

  1. The condition of something that festers.
    • […] discontent would creep in and breed festerings and mortifications in the New Moral World, or else decree its fate more rapidly by effecting its dissolution.1842, Bradshaw’s Journal, volume III, page 89

Also used as

festering is also the present participle and gerund of fester.

Synonyms of festering

Forms of festering

pluralfesterings

Questions about festering

What does festering mean?
Festering means the condition of something that festers.
What part of speech is festering?
Festering is a noun.
What is the plural of festering?
The plural of festering is festerings.

Words near festering in the dictionary

  1. festbier
  2. festbiers
  3. fester
  4. festered
  5. festereth
  6. festering
  7. festeringly
  8. festerings
  9. festerment
  10. festerments
  11. festerous

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