Both Uses
fester
in
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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- She says sometimes you have to scream out emotions; if you don't, they'll fester.†
p. 18.5
- I don't think she's in any danger of her emotions festering.†
p. 18.6 *festering = (of an injury) getting inflammation and creating pus OR (generally) getting worse -- especially through inattention
Definitions:
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(1)
(fester) to grow worse or more intense over time, especially when ignored; or, in the case of a wound, to become inflamed and filled with pus
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)