Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

souring

/sˈaʊɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
sour-ing
IPA
/sˈaʊɚɪŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sour

noun

The process by which something is made, or becomes, sour; acidification.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process by which fabric is soured, washing out the lime by means of acid.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any sour apple

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

Vinegar.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

sourings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sweeting

Rhymes With

flowering empowering powering towering showering scouring devouring cowering glowering

Questions

How do you pronounce souring?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈaʊɚɪŋ/.
What does souring mean?
present participle and gerund of sour

How to pronounce souring

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