Cause increasing bitterness (rhymes with "pester") Crossword Clue

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Cause increasing bitterness (rhymes with "pester") Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. ripen and generate pus
(noun)
1. a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BITTERNESS (noun)
1. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
2. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
INCREASING (adjective)
1. becoming greater or larger
2. (music) increasing in tempo and/or volume

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