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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sour on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (US, colloquial, transitive) To stop liking (something).
    • He soured on the trumpet, so she never heard it again.
    • Investors have soured on Heineken after two years of weak performance and a string of earnings misses, with shares falling by a fifth from highs in 2023. 2025 October 25, Madeleine Speed, “Heineken stirs debate on health with toast to beer’s role as a social lubricant”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:

Forms

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soured on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
soured on Tense=Past lexicographic
souring on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sours on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic