souring
English
Verb
souring
- present participle of sour
Noun
souring (countable and uncountable, plural sourings)
- The process by which something is made, or becomes, sour.
- The process by which fabric is soured, washing out the lime by means of acid.
- (dated) Any sour apple.
- (dated) Vinegar.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for souring in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- nigrous, rousing, rugosin