sour
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
sourer;
sourest
sourer;
sourest
Britannica Dictionary definition of SOUR
[also more sour; most sour]
1
:
having an acid taste that is like the taste of a lemon
:
tart
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see also sweet-and-sour
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sour pickles
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a sour apple
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a slightly sour taste
2
:
having the unpleasant taste or smell of food that is no longer fresh
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The milk had turned/gone sour.
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The cream smells sour.
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a sour odor
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sour [=bad] breath
3
:
unpleasant or unfriendly
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a sour, cynical person
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He made a sour face.
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Their relationship ended on a sour note. [=ended unpleasantly]
4
informal
:
bad or wrong
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Their relationship had turned/gone sour.
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All their investments went sour.
sour on
informal
:
having a bad opinion of (something)
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She was sour on politics in general.
— sourly
adverb-
She noted sourly that something was wrong.
— sourness
noun [noncount]-
The dish gets its sourness from lemons.
2
sour
/ˈsawɚ/
noun
plural
sours
2
sour
/ˈsawɚ/
noun
plural
sours
Britannica Dictionary definition of SOUR
[count]
:
an alcoholic drink that has a sour taste
3
sour
/ˈsawɚ/
verb
sours;
soured;
souring
3
sour
/ˈsawɚ/
verb
sours;
soured;
souring
Britannica Dictionary definition of SOUR
1
[no object]
of food
:
to lose freshness and get an unpleasant taste or smell
:
to become sour
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The milk soured quickly.
2
a
[no object]
:
to become unpleasant or unfriendly
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Her disposition has soured in recent years.
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Their friendship has soured. [=they are no longer friends]
b
[+ object]
:
to make (someone or something) unpleasant or unfriendly
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Jealousy has soured their relationship.
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His experiences have soured him.
3
[+ object]
:
to make (something good) less pleasant or enjoyable
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The team's victory was soured by an injury to one of their best players.
sour on
[phrasal verb]
sour on (something)
or
sour (someone) on (something)
US
:
to stop liking or being interested in (something) or to cause (someone) to stop liking or being interested in (something)
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Investors have soured on (buying) the company's stock.
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Many fans have soured on the team after years of losing.
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The disappointing result of the election soured her on politics.
