- present participle of sour.
souring
Example Sentences
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Major U.S. tech names are reporting their earnings next week, which could potentially turn the souring mood around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Many Americans are souring on the technology, but for activists on the front lines, the driving fear is often more dramatic: human extinction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
But it clearly shows that investors aren’t souring on South Korean chip companies just yet, even in the face of more volatility and AI-bubble fears.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Each new alarm like this elicits anxieties and murmurs that souring private credit is about to become the new subprime mortgage crisis.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
He was on a roll and was about to say something else; but then, quite suddenly, he stopped, his face souring as if something unpleasant had occurred to him.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
