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Type Words
Synonyms false, off-key


a false (or sour) note.
Type Words
Synonyms rancid
Derivation sourness
Type Words
Synonyms acidity, sourness
Type of taste property
Has types vinegariness, tartness, acerbity, vinegarishness
Type Words
Synonyms dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sullen
Derivation sourness


a sour temper.
Type Words
Synonyms off, turned
Derivation sourness


sour milk.
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Synonyms ferment, turn, work
Type of turn, change state
Verb group work, ferment
Derivation souring


The milk has soured.
Type Words
Synonyms sourness, tartness
Type of taste sensation, gustatory sensation, gustatory perception, taste perception, taste
Has types acidity, acidulousness
Type Words
Synonyms acetify, acidify, acidulate
Type of change taste
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Type of cocktail
Has types whiskey sour, whisky sour
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Derivation sourness
Type Words
Derivation sourness

Examples of sour

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The Patriots dressed in a solemn locker room filled with sour, downward glances.
From the bostonherald.com
With the sour economy, she adds, she is busier than ever fixing shoes and boots.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
Add the sour cream, cheddar cheese, mustard powder, garlic powder and hot sauce.
From the dailyherald.com
Should those wagers go sour, Goldman could lose heavily, and so could taxpayers.
From the time.com
Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with sour cream, until smooth.
From the kansas.com
The silver lining in a sour economy is the abundance of deals on business meals.
From the washingtonpost.com
Have you ever yearned for a baked leek filled with grated cheese and sour cream?
From the nzherald.co.nz
Finishing touches included a mound of fresh guacamole and dollops of sour cream.
From the dailynews.com
Each crunchy bite brings forth a salty-sour rush worth every deep-fried calorie.
From the chron.com
More examples
  • A cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
  • Go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
  • Smelling of fermentation or staleness
  • The taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
  • Having a sharp biting taste
  • Make sour or more sour
  • Taste (or, more formally, gustation; adjectival form: "gustatory") is a form of direct chemoreception and is one of the traditional five senses. It refers to the ability to detect the flavor of substances such as food, certain minerals, and poisons. ...
  • A sour is a traditional family of mixed drinks. Common examples of sours are the Margarita and the Sidecar. Sours belong to one of the old families of original cocktails and are described by Jerry Thomas in his 1862 book, How to Mix Drinks Paul Clarke. . September 25, 2005. ...
  • Sour is the first official recording by rock group Ours. Sour is an anagram of the band's name.