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
Anxiety over the debts that developers were carrying had festered for much of the past decade.
From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2023
Even before Macron’s decree, anger and frustration had festered in the foreign ministry’s halls over cuts in funding, personnel and outsourcing.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
Merchant Marine Academy had festered for years, with school leaders lacking the wherewithal to solve them.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2021
His arms, poisoned by the sap, had festered and were seeping, swollen, and hot.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
