The wound that genocide inflicted on Burundians has festered for two decades.

The cut had been deep, and the wound festered.

After that, there was little more to fear, although his wound festered somewhat, and leaked.

John saw how the wound had festered, as the technovirus began to invade the cells of Smith's body.

His back wounds had festered enough to give him fever visions sufficient for a lifetime.

Their untended wounds: either festered or scabbed and began to heal.

The wound festered and would just never heal.

The wound festered, and rather than lose his life he lost his left arm.

Looking back, he saw that the wound given him by the elf in the great hall had festered.

It could also be the bandage beneath which sectarian wounds healed or festered.