fester
verb (used without object)
to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
were festering
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past progressiveof fester.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Adding to investor concerns were festering geopolitical tensions in Ukraine.
From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2022
Look instead at the structural problems that were festering in the city long before Covid-19 came along.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 29, 2020
Both were festering wounds that have worsened over the past couple weeks.
From Slate ● May 8, 2020
But an investigation into Cayuga’s history found that as the agency was shifting its focus to working for the federal government, problems were festering at its upstate campus.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2018
They were not upheavals of the ground, they were festering heaps of insanely growing, festering mushrooms and fungus.
From The Mad Planet by Murray Leinster
