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souring

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of sour

noun sourings

  1. countable, uncountable The process by which something is made, or becomes, sour; acidification.
  2. countable, uncountable The process by which fabric is soured, washing out the lime by means of acid.
  3. countable, dated, uncountable Any sour apple
  4. countable, dated, uncountable Vinegar.

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noun process by which something is made or becomes sour

DeutschSäuern, Aussäuern, Säuerung, Aussäuerung, Versäuerung, Ansäuerung

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@misc{souring_2026,
  title = {souring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/souring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}