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festering

/ˈfɛstɚɪŋ/ · 9 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. noun

    (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

  2. noun

    a fluid product of inflammation

  3. verb

    ripen and generate pus

    her wounds are festering

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