verb [V]
1 (of a wound or cut) to become badly infected:
festering sores / wounds * If you don't take the splinter out, it will fester.
2 (of bad feelings or thoughts) to become much worse because you do not deal with them successfully:
Instead of talking the matter over with him, she allowed her resentment to fester in her mind.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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