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festering

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of festering

the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances

the ghastly festering of the corpses abandoned on the battlefield

Synonyms of festering

breakdown, corruption, decay, decomposition, putrefaction, putrescence, rot, spoilage

Words Related to festering

crumbling, disintegration, dissolution

curdling, fermentation, moldering, souring

Near Antonyms of festering

growth, maturation, ripening

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