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The correct spelling is sour.
How to pronounce sour
/ˈsaʊə/
nounIPA: /ˈsaʊə/
Say it like: Sow-r
The correct spelling is sour. The sensation of a sour taste. For example: "Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe."
Usage Examples
“Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe.”
“We broke up after our relationship soured.”
“Lemons have a sour taste.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The sensation of a sour taste.
- 2.A drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar.
- 3.(by extension) Any cocktail containing lemon or lime juice.
- 4.A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.
- 5.The acidic solution used in souring fabric.
verb
- 1.To make sour.
- 2.To become sour.
- 3.To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.
- 4.To become disenchanted.
- 5.To make (soil) cold and unproductive.
adjective
- 1.Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste.
- 2.Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
- 3.Tasting or smelling rancid.
- 4.(of a person's character) Peevish or bad-tempered.
- 5.(of soil) Excessively acidic and thus infertile.
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