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noun

Definition of festeringnext
as in decomposition
the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances the ghastly festering of the corpses abandoned on the battlefield

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festering

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adjective

as in bleeding

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festering

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verb

present participle of fester
as in rotting
to go through decomposition a week after the battle the corpses of the fallen were still festering in the fields

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“Festering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festering. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.

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