festering

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festering

noun festerings

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.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of fester
Similar: fester, festerment

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@misc{festering_2026,
  title = {festering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/festering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}