fester
verb (used without object)
to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
festers
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present tense formof fester (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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By your early 70s, the anxiety festers and grows.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
Journalists who joined the patrol also witnessed what life has been like for the Philippine Coast Guard as the South China Sea dispute festers.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023
“A reservoir of resentment grows and festers and it shatters the trust and confidence that members of the community have in law enforcement,” Armour said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
The trial will revisit one of the most searing manifestations of how hatred and intolerance that festers online can spread onto the streets.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
Below us Toronto festers in the evening heat, the trees spreading like worn moss, the lake zinc in the distance.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
