Fester Definition

fĕstər
festered, festering, festers
verb
festered, festering, festers
To form pus; ulcerate.
Webster's New World
To cause the formation of pus in.
Webster's New World
To form an ulcer.
American Heritage Medicine
To grow embittered; rankle.
Webster's New World
To grow or increase in virulence.
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noun
festers
A small sore filled with pus; pustule.
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Origin of Fester

  • Middle English festren from festre fistula from Old French from Latin fistula

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French festre, from Latin fistula

    From Wiktionary

Fester Sentence Examples

  • Letting matters fester or shoving important topics aside often leads to a bigger problem later.

  • Anyway I mean, if you confront something instead of letting it fester, it might be easier to deal with.

  • Whinge when you want to Don't hold back negative feelings inside where they'll just fester.

  • Does the controversy about its tail section still fester?

  • Kept under wraps in deference to " political correctness, " the discontent will only fester.

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Words Starting With

FFEFES

Words Ending With

RERTER

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With F6 Letter Words Ending With R