| 1 | The wound is festering. | |
| 2 | The wound began to fester. | |
| 3 | His foot began to fester and he was in great pain when he tried to walk. | |
| 4 | It can fester in those wide open spaces for thousands of years. | |
| 5 | The Carpenters gently pulled out the splinter. Then they lanced and cleaned the festering wound. |