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(Entry 1 of 3)
- the ghastly festering of the corpses abandoned on the battlefield
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of festering (Entry 2 of 3)
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festering
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of festering (Entry 3 of 3)
- a week after the battle the corpses of the fallen were still festering in the fields
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- breaking down,
- corrupting,
- decaying,
- decomposing,
- disintegrating,
- fouling,
- moldering,
- molding,
- perishing
- [chiefly British],
- putrefying,
- rotting,
- spoiling
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The first known use of festering was in 1576
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