All 3 Uses of
fester
in
Johnny Got His Gun
- The thistles in their feet and legs seemed to go deeper and deeper with every step they took and they festered and there was no time to stop and pick them out.†
Chpt 4
- But if you had the same hole and no maggots you simply festered for a while and then you had gangrene.
Chpt 7 *festered = suffered inflammation and created pus
- He was simply lying back after a lot of thinking and hard work and saying let it run let it fester because I can't smell it anyhow.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(fester) of an injury: to be inflamed and create pus
generally: get worse -- especially through inattention