sour
Pronunciation
/ˈsaʊɚ/
/ˈsaʊə/
sower
sowre

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "sour"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϟāĻ•, āĻ…āĻŽā§āϞ

having a sharp acidic taste like lemon
sour definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was surprised by the sour taste of the fruit.
āĻĢāϞ⧇āϰ āϟāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϟāĻ•, āύāĻˇā§āϟ

deteriorated or gone bad, often with an acidic or unpleasant quality
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bread became sour and moldy when it was stored improperly.
āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϟāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ›āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāĻ•āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϭ⧁āϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āϟāĻ•, āϤ⧀āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ

(of smell) unpleasantly sharp, acidic, or stale
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sour smell from the abandoned fridge made the whole room unbearable.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāϜ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϟāĻ• āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āϘāϰāϟāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āϏāĻšāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āϟāĻ•, āĻ–āĻŋāϟāĻ–āĻŋāĻŸā§‡

exhibiting a mood or demeanor marked by irritation or displeasure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She had a sour attitude throughout the meeting, contributing to a tense atmosphere.
āϏāĻ­āĻž āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽāύ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāύ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻŦ⧇āϏ⧁āϰ⧋, āϏ⧁āϰāĻšā§€āύ

off-key or inaccurate in pitch
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The piano 's sour sound ruined the otherwise beautiful melody of the piece.
āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϟāĻ• āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϟāĻŋ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āϏ⧁āϰ āύāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āϟāĻ•, āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ

falling short of the usual or expected standard
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef was disappointed with the sour outcome of the dish, which failed to meet his usual standards.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϟāĻ• āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āϟāĻ•, āĻ…āĻŽā§āϞ⧀āϝāĻŧ

referring to soil that has a low pH level, making it acidic and potentially less suitable for growing certain types of plants
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To improve plant growth, they needed to treat the sour soil with lime to balance its acidity.
āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϟāĻ• āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϚ⧁āύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āϟāĻ•, āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢāĻžāϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ

refering to petroleum or natural gas that contains a significant amount of sulfur compounds, making it more challenging to process and refine
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Sour gas presents extra risks during extraction due to the high levels of hydrogen sulfide.
āϟāĻ• āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§āϰ⧋āĻœā§‡āύ āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢāĻžāχāĻĄā§‡āϰ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧋āϞāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻā§āρāĻ•āĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
01

āϟāĻ•, āĻ…āĻŽā§āϞāϤāĻž

the quality or degree of being acidic, often affecting taste or pH level
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wine ’s sour was evident after it had been left open too long.
āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āϟāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āϟāĻ•

a cocktail made with a base spirit, citrus juice, and sweetener, typically served over ice
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bartender mixed a refreshing gin sour with fresh lemon juice and simple syrup.
āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŸā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āϞ⧇āĻŦ⧁āϰ āϰāϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϤ⧇āϜ āϜāĻŋāύ āϏ⧋āϰ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āϟāĻ• āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to become acidic or tart in taste
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wine started to sour after the cork was removed.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāύ āϟāĻ• āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āϟāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something taste tangy or tart by adding acid or letting it ferment

acidify

Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They soured the pickles by immersing them in a brine solution for several days.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύ⧋āύāĻž āϜāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāϪ⧇ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϚāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āϟāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϟāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause something to become negative, unpleasant, or less favorable
Transitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The unfair decision soured their relationship with management.
āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āϟāĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to gradually turn unpleasant, often due to a change in circumstances or emotions
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The atmosphere at the party soured after an awkward comment was made.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĻā§āϭ⧁āϤ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

sourish
sourly
sourness
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