(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you say that a situation, problem, or feeling is ~ing, you disapprove of the fact that it is being allowed to grow more unpleasant or full of anger, because it is not being properly recognized or dealt with.
Resentments are starting to ~.
...~ing wounds of the legacy of British imperialism.
VERB: V, V-ing disapproval
2.
If a wound ~s, it becomes infected, making it worse.
The wound is ~ing, and gangrene has set in...
Many of the children are afflicted by ~ing sores.
VERB: V, V-ing