26984 words

sours

12 definitions ā€¢ 17 examples
1
having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet:

Examples:

These plums are a bit sour.
2

Examples:

She gave me a sour look.
3
to become sour or to make something become sour:

Examples:

Hot weather sours milk.
Milk sours in hot weather.
4
to (cause to) become unpleasant or unfriendly:

Examples:

Her whole attitude to life soured as a result of that experience.
This incident has soured relations between the two countries.
5
a drink made from strong alcohol, lemon, or lime juice, sugar, and ice:

Examples:

6
(esp. of food) having a sharp taste:

Examples:

The four basic tastes are sweet, salty, bitter, and sour.
7

Examples:

The teamā€™s perfect season went/turned sour after they lost their second straight game.
8
to become sour:

Examples:

Iā€™m afraid the milk has soured.
9
to become bad or unpleasant, or cause someone to feel bad or unhappy:

Examples:

[ I ] When the economy soured, donations to the charity dried up.
10
to become, or cause to become, less pleasant, friendly, or successful:

Examples:

Loans are souring, as bankruptcies and the bad debts they leave behind keep mounting.
a market/economy sours Companies and families spend less on travel when the economy sours.
12

Examples:

Year-end is traditionally when many investors decide whether to sell stocks that have gone sour.

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