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sour
[ souuhr, sou-er ]
adjective
- having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart.
Antonyms:
- rendered acid or affected by fermentation; fermented.
- producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, salt, or sweet.
- characteristic of something fermented:
a sour smell.
- distasteful or disagreeable; unpleasant.
Synonyms: , , ,
- below standard; poor:
It was a sour effort all around, the kind of effort that doesn't exactly inspire confidence.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- Agriculture. (of soil) having excessive acidity.
- (of gasoline or the like) contaminated by sulfur compounds.
- Music. off-pitch; badly produced:
a sour note.
noun
- something that is sour.
- any of various cocktails consisting typically of whiskey or gin with lemon or lime juice and sugar and sometimes soda water, often garnished with a slice of orange, a maraschino cherry, or both.
- any of various beers with a particularly acidic or tart taste, made so by acid-producing bacteria and yeast in the brew:
Sours are a good choice to go with deep-fried bar food.
- an acid or an acidic substance used in laundering and bleaching to neutralize alkalis and to decompose residual soap or bleach.
verb (used without object)
- to become sour, rancid, mildewed, etc.; spoil:
Milk sours quickly in warm weather. The laundry soured before it was ironed.
- to become unpleasant or strained; worsen; deteriorate:
Relations between the two countries have soured.
- to become bitter, disillusioned, or disinterested:
I guess I soured when I learned he was married.
My loyalty soured after his last book.
- Agriculture. (of soil) to develop excessive acidity.
verb (used with object)
- to make sour; cause sourness in:
What do they use to sour the mash?
- to cause spoilage in; rot:
Defective cartons soured the apples.
- to make bitter, disillusioned, or disagreeable:
One misadventure needn't have soured him. That swindle soured a great many potential investors.
sour
1/ ˈʊə /
adjective
- having or denoting a sharp biting taste like that of lemon juice or vinegar Compare bitter
- made acid or bad, as in the case of milk or alcohol, by the action of microorganisms
- having a rancid or unwholesome smell
- (of a person's temperament) sullen, morose, or disagreeable
- (esp of the weather or climate) harsh and unpleasant
- disagreeable; distasteful
a sour experience
- (of land, etc) lacking in fertility, esp due to excessive acidity
- (of oil, gas, or petrol) containing a relatively large amount of sulphur compounds
- go sour or turn sourto become unfavourable or inharmonious
his marriage went sour
noun
- something sour
- any of several iced drinks usually made with spirits, lemon juice, and ice
a whiskey sour
- an acid used in laundering and bleaching clothes or in curing animal skins
verb
- to make or become sour
Sour
2/ ʊə /
noun
- a variant spelling of Sur
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܰ, adjective
- ˈdzܰԱ, noun
- ˈdzܰ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- dzܰ· adjective
- dzܰ· adverb
- dzܰ·Ա noun
- ··dzܰ adjective
- o·ver·dzܰ· adverb
- o·ver·dzܰ·Ա noun
- ܲ·dzܰ adjective
- un·dzܰ· adverb
- un·dzܰ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sour1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sour1
Example Sentences
Beyond the stock market shock, public opinion is souring on what former Vice President Mike Pence called the “largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history” in a Wednesday post to X.
The video didn't make much of a splash at first, but resurfaced again this year, apparently reposted by a former fan who had soured on "Girls Gone Bible."
As her letter indicates, senior figures have conversations behind the scenes, but so far this dispute appears intractable and as the weather forecast predicts highs of 20C, the mood in the city continues to sour.
She didn't want to give the BBC her full name, but described herself as an independent voter who has soured on the Republican Party.
Conversely, if a dish feels flat or one-note, add a touch of dairy, like cheese or sour cream, to round it out.
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