Sour

/ˈsaʊə/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:4 ptsWWF:5 pts4 letters

Definition of Sour

verb

  1. To make sour.

    "Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe."

  2. To become sour.
  3. To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.
  4. To become disenchanted.

    "We broke up after our relationship soured."

  5. To make (soil) cold and unproductive.

adjective

  1. Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste.

    "Lemons have a sour taste."

  2. Made rancid by fermentation, etc.

    "Don't drink that milk; it's turned sour."

  3. Tasting or smelling rancid.

    "His sour breath makes it unpleasing to talk to him."

  4. (of a person's character) Peevish or bad-tempered.

    "He gave me a sour look."

  5. (of soil) Excessively acidic and thus infertile.

    "a sour marsh"

Anagrams of Sour

Exact Anagrams

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Words You Can Make

4 words can be made from the letters in "sour":

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Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

sweet