Explore Festered through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Festered meaning
simple past and past participle of fester
Using Festered
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of fester
- In the example corpus, festered often appears in combinations such as: festered for, have festered, has festered.
Context around Festered
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Festered
- In this selection, "festered" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, doubt, seemingly and dispute stand out and add context to how "festered" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ankle which festered from a and crisis has festered because of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "festered" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with festered
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Doubt festered in her mind. (5 words)
Ironically, it was as the public accepted Camilla that Prince Harry’s resentment seemingly festered. (15 words)
Politicians often need an economic thumping to jolt them into action on problems that have festered for years. (18 words)
The Veteran journalist maintained that the herdsmen violence had festered for too long, and challenged the media, as setters of national agenda, to serve as a platform for the generation of ideas toward ending the killings. (36 words)
Staal has been sidelined for three weeks since undergoing surgery to cure an infection in his ankle, which festered from a cut he sustained on a blocked shot earlier in the season. (32 words)
The Irish High Commissioner to Nigeria, Sean Hoy, said on Thursday that the Boko Haram crisis has festered because of the country’s failure to tackle its local crisis. (29 words)
Example sentences (15)
Doubt festered in her mind.
Ironically, it was as the public accepted Camilla that Prince Harry’s resentment seemingly festered.
There were a few that were broken off so we had to wait until they festered up and got them out a day or two later.
Alongside that, the fairy tales and internal demons which have festered and grown in the wasted decade post-2014 are diversions and obstacles.
That dispute festered until 2022 when Russia decided to invade, conquer, and absorb Ukraine back into the Russian Federation.
The lure to behave and dress in a way that aligns with their identity festered all around the building, where diversity was not only invited but encouraged.
Politicians often need an economic thumping to jolt them into action on problems that have festered for years.
The Boko Haram insurgency in North-East Nigeria had indeed festered since 2009 when the group began its violent campaign against Nigeria.
Staal has been sidelined for three weeks since undergoing surgery to cure an infection in his ankle, which festered from a cut he sustained on a blocked shot earlier in the season.
The group said that Boko Haram would not have festered so badly had former President promptly taken decisive action against their excesses.
The situation in Kashmir, a perennial South Asian flash point where war has flared more than once between India and Pakistan, has festered for a long time.
Adkins is the fourth manager to wrestle with the toxic atmosphere that has festered since Bruce quit, just two months after winning the Championship play-off final.
The Irish High Commissioner to Nigeria, Sean Hoy, said on Thursday that the Boko Haram crisis has festered because of the country’s failure to tackle its local crisis.
The Veteran journalist maintained that the herdsmen violence had festered for too long, and challenged the media, as setters of national agenda, to serve as a platform for the generation of ideas toward ending the killings.
The wound festered for the remainder of his life and became ulcerated, thus preventing him from maintaining the level of physical activity he had previously enjoyed.
Common combinations with festered
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: