- present participle of sour.
souring
Example Sentences
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Major U.S. tech names are reporting their earnings next week, which could potentially turn the souring mood around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But it clearly shows that investors aren’t souring on South Korean chip companies just yet, even in the face of more volatility and AI-bubble fears.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Warsh quit in 2011 after souring on the bond buying and has spent the years since arguing the Fed took both innovations too far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 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
As dirty as he was, he almost hated to scrub away the smells of musky tiger cub, souring goat’s milk, thick creek mud, and salty Sunderbans water.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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