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sourening

sourening is the present participle and gerund of souren.

Meaning of souren

Verb

souren (third-person singular simple present sourens, present participle sourening, simple past and past participle sourened)

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To make or become sour.
    • But now that peoples ^([sic]) minds began to souren against the government, there hapen'd an accident which encreas'd that distemper to a great degree.1816, James Stanier Clarke, The Life of James the Second King of England Etc, page 119

Questions about sourening

What is sourening the present participle and gerund of?
Sourening is the present participle and gerund of souren.

Words near sourening in the dictionary

  1. soured milks
  2. soured on
  3. souredness
  4. souren
  5. sourened
  6. sourening
  7. sourens
  8. sourer
  9. sourers
  10. sourest
  11. soureth

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