fester
verb (used without object)
to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
had festered
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past perfectof fester.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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McCartney said confusion over the break-up had festered because the band's new manager Allen Klein - with whom he refused to align - said he had needed time to tie up some financial loose ends.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
The trade capped a final Seahawks season that included growing tension between Wilson and the organization that had festered for several years.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
Anxiety over the debts that developers were carrying had festered for much of the past decade.
From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2023
Merchant Marine Academy had festered for years, with school leaders lacking the wherewithal to solve them.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2021
Instead the wound had festered, until Victarion began to wonder whether Serry’s blade had been poisoned.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
