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- Dictionarysour/ˈsaʊə/
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: "he gave her a sour look" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a drink made by mixing a spirit with lemon 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 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.
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.
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.
n. 1. The sensation of sour taste, one of the four primary tastes. 2. Something sour. 3. A mixed drink made especially with whiskey, lemon or lime juice, sugar, and sometimes soda water. tr. & intr.v. soured, sour·ing, sours. 1.
sour (of a taste) bitter like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat; (of food or drink) having a sour taste: Too much pulp produces a sour wine. acrid (of a smell or taste) strong and unpleasant; (of smoke) having an acrid smell: acrid smoke from burning tyres
SOUR definition: 1. having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet: 2. very…. Learn more.
Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon. 2. Sour milk is milk that has an unpleasant taste because it is no longer fresh.
Check pronunciation: sour. Definition of sour verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
