What is the meaning of festering?

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noun

Medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus.
- synonyms: suppuration, maturation
A fluid product of inflammation.
- synonyms: pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies

verb

Ripen and generate pus.
- usage: "her wounds are festering"
- synonyms: fester, maturate, suppurate

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