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sour

/ˈsaʊ.ɚ/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Sour means: having a sharp biting taste.

Synonyms for sour50

noun, as in the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

sourness, tartness

noun, as in the property of being acidic

sourness, acidity

verb, as in go sour or spoil

turn, ferment, work

verb, as in make sour or more sour

acidify, acidulate, acetify

adjective, as in having a sharp biting taste

acerb, acerbic, astringent, acetose, acetous, vinegary, vinegarish, acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulous, lemony, lemonlike, sourish
and 6 more, tangy, tart, subacid, dry, soured, tasty

adjective, as in showing a brooding ill humor

dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sullen, ill-natured

adjective, as in smelling of fermentation or staleness

rancid, malodorous, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky

adjective, as in inaccurate in pitch

false, off-key, inharmonious, unharmonious

adjective, as in in an unpalatable state

off, turned, soured

adjective, as in one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

tasty

Opposites of sour

sweet, sweeten

What does sour mean?11

adjective

1

having a sharp biting taste

2

showing a brooding ill humor“a dark scowl”

3

smelling of fermentation or staleness

4

inaccurate in pitch“a false (or sour) note”

5

in an unpalatable state“sour milk”

6

one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

verb

1

go sour or spoil“The milk has soured”

2

make sour or more sour

noun

1

the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

2

the property of being acidic

3

a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sour?12

two syllables

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three syllables

empowerdevour

four syllables

superpower
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Sour in a sentence

  • If you add lemon, it will become sour.al_ex_an_der
  • These grapes are definitely sour, since they're not ripe yet.Nylez
  • I like the nuts, but the berries are a bit too sour for me.sundown
  • She sucked on the lemon, it tasted sour.kleberlucas
  • Every white has its black, and every sweet its sour.carlosalberto
  • Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour.CM
  • The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.MrShoval
  • He made a sour face, and listened to what his teacher had to say.blay_paul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of sour

as a noun

plural
sours

as a verb

past tense
soured
present participle
souring
third-person singular
sours
past participle
soured

as a adjective

comparative
sourer
superlative
sourest