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- Dictionarysour/ˈsouər/
adjective
- 1. having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar: "she sampled the wine and found it was sour" Similar Opposite
- 2. feeling or expressing resentment, disappointment, or anger: "she was quite a different woman from the sour, bored creature I had known" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a drink made by mixing an alcoholic beverage with lemon juice or lime juice: "a rum sour"
verb
- 1. make or become sour: "water soured with tamarind"
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SOUR definition: 1. having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of SOUR is being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice. How to use sour in a sentence.
If something is sour, it has a tangy or sharp flavor, like a lemon. Your brother may love the taste of limes, while they're way too sour for you.
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.
1. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids; sharp, tart, or tangy. 2. Made acid or rancid by fermentation. 3. Having the characteristics of fermentation or rancidity; tasting or smelling of decay. 4. a. Bad-tempered and morose; peevish: a sour temper. b.
If a situation or relationship turns sour or goes sour, it stops being enjoyable or satisfactory. Everything turned sour for me there. Even the European dream is beginning to turn sour.
SOUR definition: 1. having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet: 2. very…. Learn more.
sour (of a taste) like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ripe; (of food or drink) having a sour taste: Too much pulp produces a sour wine. pungent (of a taste or smell) very strong, like the taste or smell of garlic or mustard: the pungent taste of onions
Definition of sour verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. adjective. Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon. The stewed apple was sour even with honey. Synonyms: sharp, acid, tart, bitter More Synonyms of sour. 2. adjective. Sour milk is milk that has an unpleasant taste because it is no longer fresh. The milk had gone sour. 3. adjective.
