Festered

[Dorothey Allen]

past simple and past participle of fester

[Julene]

If a cut or other injury festers, it becomes infected and produces pus :

[Lizzy Liz]

(Entry 1 of 2) intransitive verb. 1 : to generate pus The wound became inflamed and festered. 2 : putrefy, rot festering carrion. 3a : to cause increasing poisoning, irritation, or bitterness : rankle dissent festered unchecked His resentment festered for years.