noun
Meaning 1
The condition of something that festers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
festering
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CMU ARPABET: F EH1 S T ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of fester
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 3
a fluid product of inflammation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour
Narrower terms: gleet
noun
Meaning 4
(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: suppuration, maturation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
History
Etymology
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