festering

About 0.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The condition of something that festers.
2. verb present participle and gerund of fester
3. adjective This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Similar words

purulent purulence suppuration sanies pus infected septic ichor pussy putrid

Often followed by

in sore sores wound wounds and with for mass