Synonyms for festering
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Noun
1. Pus
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The condition of something that festers.
Forms
- Plural
- festerings → suppurations, ichors, purulences, ulcerations…
Example sentences
- pus There was a little bit of yellow pus in the wound.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| festering | rising | |
| pus | steady | |
| ichor | rising | |
| suppuration | falling | |
| purulence | rising | |
| rankling | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pus1
- 5 letters
- ichor
- 6 letters
- sanies
- 8 letters
- rankling2
- 9 letters
- purulence
- 10 letters
- maturation4, ulceration4
- 11 letters
- suppuration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rankling2 = 2 syllables).