festering
- present participle of fester.
Example Sentences
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As earnings season gets under way, festering worries about artificial-intelligence stocks could be put to bed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
But with little progress on the issues festering and so much riding on their relationship, any reprieve could be temporary—and the space for surprises large.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
The insanity of investing in a new playground when a dozen festering issues make the park unsafe should be crystal clear to one and all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
At a recent meeting of Save Our Domes, a local environmental group, a member described the proposed mines as “equivalent to a huge festering boil on the face of a family member.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
Stale and wilted flowers, rejected downtown, blazed feverishly on a cart, like glamorous rags festering beneath a futile spray from a punctured fruit juice can.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
