fester

About 0.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A fistula.
2. noun A sore or an ulcer of the skin.
3. noun The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.
4. verb To become septic; to become rotten.
5. verb To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.

   Deal with the problem immediately; do not let it fester.

6. verb To cause to fester or rankle.

Similar words

suppurate suppurating sore rankle incubate smoulder propagate proliferate spread hatch deteriorate

Often followed by

and in for into smell like until inside within

Word family

festered festering festers