festers
- present tense form of fester (3rd person singular).
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
Now everything resonates, sticks like a splinter, festers.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
