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Synonyms for festering
fes·ter·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
festering, suppuration, maturationnoun
(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
Synonyms:
suppuration, ontogenesis, sanies, ripening, growth, ichor, growing, purulence, ontogeny, pus, maturation, maturement, developmentpus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festeringnoun
a fluid product of inflammation
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purulency, suppuration, sanies, ichor, purulence, pus, maturation
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
festeringadjective
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suppurating, maturating, ranklingfesteringnoun
Synonyms:
suppuration, maturation, ulceration, fester, rankling
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#223 | development | |
#1009 | growth | |
#2091 | growing | |
#27796 | maturation | |
#38399 | pus | |
#51020 | ripening | |
#82823 | festering | |
#83650 | ontogeny | |
#239727 | ichor | |
#242465 | suppuration | |
#252819 | ontogenesis |
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I think this is a first step in beginning the process to heal wounds that have been festering for 400 years, now we can finally begin the process of healing that wound. This can not be the only step.
Whatever your issue, your cause, the festering problem you hoped would be resolved, the political class has failed you, that’s what Donald Trump has tapped into.
It's been an open festering wound, minnie.
I think they don't want to be seen issuing a report that no matter how they spin it points to a dramatic drop in enforcement of immigration laws at the same time there's this festering crisis at the border.
We need to help usher in a virtuous circle by making money flow into productive areas and away from non-productive sectors by removing these festering sores.
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- festeringGreek
- mädäntynytFinnish
- festeringHindi
- bernanahIndonesian
- festeringNorwegian
- varigaSwedish
- iltihaplıTurkish
- mưng mủVietnamese
- 潰爛Chinese
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