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sour

[ souuhr, sou-er ]

adjective

sourer, sourest.
  1. having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart.

    Antonyms:

  2. rendered acid or affected by fermentation; fermented.
  3. producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, salt, or sweet.
  4. characteristic of something fermented:

    a sour smell.

  5. distasteful or disagreeable; unpleasant.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  6. below standard; poor:

    It was a sour effort all around, the kind of effort that doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

  7. harsh in spirit or temper; acrimonious; disagreeable; peevish.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  8. Agriculture. (of soil) having excessive acidity.
  9. (of gasoline or the like) contaminated by sulfur compounds.
  10. Music. off-pitch; badly produced:

    a sour note.



noun

  1. something that is sour.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

  4. 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)

  1. to become sour, rancid, mildewed, etc.; spoil:

    Milk sours quickly in warm weather. The laundry soured before it was ironed.

  2. to become unpleasant or strained; worsen; deteriorate:

    Relations between the two countries have soured.

  3. to become bitter, disillusioned, or disinterested:

    I guess I soured when I learned he was married.

    My loyalty soured after his last book.

  4. Agriculture. (of soil) to develop excessive acidity.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make sour; cause sourness in:

    What do they use to sour the mash?

  2. to cause spoilage in; rot:

    Defective cartons soured the apples.

  3. to make bitter, disillusioned, or disagreeable:

    One misadventure needn't have soured him. That swindle soured a great many potential investors.

sour

1

/ 藞蝉补蕣蓹 /

adjective

  1. having or denoting a sharp biting taste like that of lemon juice or vinegar Compare bitter
  2. made acid or bad, as in the case of milk or alcohol, by the action of microorganisms
  3. having a rancid or unwholesome smell
  4. (of a person's temperament) sullen, morose, or disagreeable
  5. (esp of the weather or climate) harsh and unpleasant
  6. disagreeable; distasteful

    a sour experience

  7. (of land, etc) lacking in fertility, esp due to excessive acidity
  8. (of oil, gas, or petrol) containing a relatively large amount of sulphur compounds
  9. go sour or turn sour
    to become unfavourable or inharmonious

    his marriage went sour

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something sour
  2. any of several iced drinks usually made with spirits, lemon juice, and ice

    a whiskey sour

  3. an acid used in laundering and bleaching clothes or in curing animal skins
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make or become sour
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Sour

2

/ 蝉蕣蓹 /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Sur
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蝉辞耻谤颈蝉丑, adjective
  • 藞蝉辞耻谤苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞蝉辞耻谤濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉辞耻谤路颈蝉丑 adjective
  • 蝉辞耻谤路濒测 adverb
  • 蝉辞耻谤路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辞路惫别谤路蝉辞耻谤 adjective
  • o路ver路蝉辞耻谤路濒测 adverb
  • o路ver路蝉辞耻谤路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍路蝉辞耻谤 adjective
  • un路蝉辞耻谤路濒测 adverb
  • un路蝉辞耻谤路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sour1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English adjective and noun sure, soure, Old English adjective 蝉奴谤; cognate with German sauer, Dutch zuur, Old Norse 蝉奴谤谤
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sour1

Old English 蝉奴谤; related to Old Norse 蝉奴谤谤, Lithuanian suras salty, Old Slavonic 蝉测谤怒 wet, raw, surovu green, raw, Sanskrit 蝉耻谤腻 brandy
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On the other hand, it sounds like sour grapes when he says that he never had the opportunity to show that he was able to play.

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But it seems clear that the Israeli government's resentment of Pope Francis's expressions of solidarity with the Palestinians, especially during the war in Gaza, has soured its response to his death.

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Zelensky's visit to South Africa at this point is especially significant, as Ukraine's relationship with the US - its main weapons supplier - has soured since US President Donald Trump took office in January.

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鈥淚 just tried some foreign Mont Blanc Kit Kats from Japan, delicious. If I鈥檓 going chocolate, I鈥檓 going Kit Kat, straight from the freezer. For candy, I鈥檓 all about sour鈥擲our Skittles, Warheads.鈥

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Such conflicting emotions mirror the way Woodward reflects on his Rangers tenure at large 鈥 a four-season stint with what was then a rebuilding ball club that taught Woodward much, but ended on a sour note.

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