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gone sour

gone sour is the past participle 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 gone sour

What is gone sour the past participle of?
Gone sour is the past participle of go sour.

Words near gone sour in the dictionary

  1. gone sing
  2. gone slap off on
  3. gone snake
  4. gone so far as
  5. gone soft
  6. gone sour
  7. gone south
  8. gone straight
  9. gone strong
  10. gone supernova
  11. gone the distance

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