sour
verb/ˈsaʊə(r)/
/ˈsaʊər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sour | /ˈsaʊə(r)/ /ˈsaʊər/ |
| he / she / it sours | /ˈsaʊəz/ /ˈsaʊərz/ |
| past simple soured | /ˈsaʊəd/ /ˈsaʊərd/ |
| past participle soured | /ˈsaʊəd/ /ˈsaʊərd/ |
| -ing form souring | /ˈsaʊərɪŋ/ /ˈsaʊərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (of relationships, attitudes, people, etc.) to change so that they become less pleasant or friendly than before; to make something do this
- The atmosphere at the house soured.
- sour something The disagreement over trade tariffs has soured relations between the two countries.
Extra Examples- During rehearsals his tantrums soured the atmosphere.
- The joy over the win was soured by an injury to the captain.
- They were middle-aged men soured by failure.
- [intransitive, transitive] sour (something) if milk sours or if something sours it, it becomes sour and has an unpleasant taste or smell
Word OriginOld English sūr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zuur and German sauer.
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