- present participle of sour.
souring
Example Sentences
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Samsung Electronics stock had its worst day in three weeks on Monday as investors reacted to its shareholder-return plan, souring the mood for other memory-chip making rivals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Plus, why lawmakers are suddenly souring on megasize data centers, and Jon Ossoff’s 2028 audition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Is the sunnier outlook a move to win back customers and the public who are souring on AI’s world-upending promise?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Each new alarm like this elicits anxieties and murmurs that souring private credit is about to become the new subprime mortgage crisis.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
Doubt curls into my stomach, souring it with anxiety.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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