present participle of fester

The condition of something that festers.

plural of festering

plural of festerment

A festering.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fester

simple past tense and past participle of fester

(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten. / (intransitive) To worsen, especially due to lack of attention. / (transitive) To cause to fester or rankle.

(pathology, obsolete) A fistula. / (pathology) A sore or an ulcer of the skin. / The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.

(rare) That is characteristic of, or prone to festering.