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going sour

going sour is the present participle and gerund of go sour.

Meaning of go sour

Verb

go sour (third-person singular simple present goes sour, present participle going sour, simple past went sour, past participle gone sour)

  1. To spoil, rot, become sour.
    Synonyms:
    go bad
  2. (figuratively) To become unpleasing, unpleasant, unsatisfying, unfulfilling to one's wishes.
    • The flight went sour after I spilled coffee all over myself.
    Synonyms:
    turn sour

Questions about going sour

What is going sour the present participle and gerund of?
Going sour is the present participle and gerund of go sour.

Words near going sour in the dictionary

  1. going sing
  2. going slap off on
  3. going snake
  4. going so far as
  5. going soft
  6. going sour
  7. going south
  8. going spare
  9. going steady
  10. going straight
  11. going strong

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