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(Entry 1 of 3)
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
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of festering (Entry 2 of 3)
as in bleeding, burning
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festering
verb
present participle of fester
Synonyms & Antonyms of festering (Entry 3 of 3)
to go through decomposition
- a week after the battle the corpses of the fallen were still festering in the fields
Synonyms for festering
- breaking down,
- corrupting,
- decaying,
- decomposing,
- disintegrating,
- fouling,
- moldering,
- molding,
- perishing
- [chiefly British],
- putrefying,
- rotting,
- spoiling
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“Festering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festering. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of festering was in 1576
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