fester
verb (used without object)
to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
has festered
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present perfectof fester (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But the chaos Yoon unleashed that night has festered.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
The crackdown on “temp tags” comes in response to a problem that officials say has festered for years but exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic, alongside other chaos on American roads.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
The dusting of zeolite doesn’t take long, but it could be key to mitigating a disaster that has festered for decades across southeast Los Angeles County: lead contamination in the soil around thousands of homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2023
As the matter has festered, a Lexington Herald-Leader columnist wrote that Craft either was getting bad advice or misunderstands “the ‘empty chair’ mess she’s in right now.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
He lives, lady, but he is not well, for the wound in his thigh has festered and he cannot walk, or even stand.
From Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch by Henry Rider Haggard
