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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.
How to use sour in a sentence. 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… See the full definition
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.
sour. (saʊəʳ ) Word forms: comparative sourer, superlative sourest, 3rd person singular present tense sours , present participle souring , past tense, past participle soured. 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.
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.
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:
SOUR definition: 1. having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet: 2. very…. Learn more.
Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. sourest, sourer. Having the sharp, acid taste of lemon juice, vinegar, green fruit, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Made acid or rank by or as by fermentation. Sour milk. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Having the characteristics of fermentation or rancidity; tasting or smelling of decay.
sour meaning, definition, what is sour: having a sharp acid taste, like the tast...: Learn more.
