sour on

verb

To stop liking (something).

“He soured on the trumpet, so she never heard it again.”

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Meanings

verbsour on (third-person singular simple present sours on, present participle souring on, simple past and past participle soured on)

present singular third person sours on · participle present souring on · participle past soured on · past soured on

  1. UScolloquialtransitiveTo stop liking (something).

    He soured on the trumpet, so she never heard it again.

    1 more example

    Investors have soured on Heineken after two years of weak performance and a string of earnings misses, with shares falling by a fifth from highs in 2023.

    2025 October 25, Madeleine Speed, “Heineken stirs debate on health with toast to beer’s role as a social lubricant”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1
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APA

sour on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sour%20on

MLA

“sour on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sour%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sour on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sour%20on.

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