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went sour

went sour is the simple past 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 went sour

What is went sour the simple past of?
Went sour is the simple past of go sour.

Words near went sour in the dictionary

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

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