sourness
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a sullen moody resentful disposition -
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the property of being acidic -
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sourness
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
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Sourness
The quality or state of being sour.
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sourness
The state or quality of being sour, in any sense. Synonyms Asperity, Tartness, etc. (see acrimony), moroseness, peevishness, petulance, ill nature.
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Sourness
the state of being sour: acidity: peevishness: discontent
Sour grapes - When someone says something critical or negative because they are jealous, it is a case of sour grapes.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. súr; Ger. sauer, Ice. súrr.
De Niro holds his own in father-son tale, but screen spawn sours story. observer.com
Dano's off-screen stare was as sour as his on-screen presence. observer.com
Pastry for one-crust pie 3 egg yolks 1 c. Thick sour cream 1 c. Brown sugar 1/8 tsp. dairylandpeach.com
But this experience can quickly turn sour without a good lighting setup. dirtrider.com
Not unlike spaghetti and meatballs, tacos or sweet-and-sour pork, the ubiquitous California roll really is a gateway food. riverfronttimes.com
Jean-Georges Vongerichten keeps things interesting by swapping the limes for tart kumquats and kalamansi concentrate, the frozen juice of the sour Asian citrus fruit. foodandwine.com
Amy's Light & Lean Sweet & Sour Asian Noodle Bowl. goodhousekeeping.com
Léger was promised "unconditional support," but the relationship soured when BCBG cut the budget and Léger refused to cooperate. nymag.com
Steve Ballmer Sours on Apple Product. online.wsj.com
I finished reading " Mainstay Unraveled" (Dec. 8) with a sour taste in my mouth. northcoastjournal.com
1/3 cup sour cream or plain yogurt, at room temperature. pellachronicle.com
Denbury won't use state site for sour gas plant. subletteexaminer.com
Sauerbeck leaves sour taste after pitiful outing. boston.com
It's Bea who really bears the brunt of the exercise, as the sweet and sour explosion knocks her to the ground. z94.com
The report said the arrest will likely drop from Baltzer's record in a year, but that Baltzer may have soured on the Big Apple. foxnews.com
The sour ces with highest tangential velocity occur towards the the Galactic Centre direction and it is therefore in this direction that GLAST or VERITAS may find it easiest to detect them unambiguously.
Simple Models for the Distribution of Dark Matter
Han, “The reliability functions of the general sour ce with fixed-length coding,” T.S.
An Information-Spectrum Approach to Classical and Quantum Hypothesis Testing for Simple Hypotheses
Ihara, “The error exponent and minimum achievable rates for the fixed-length coding of general sour ces,” IEICE Trans.
An Information-Spectrum Approach to Classical and Quantum Hypothesis Testing for Simple Hypotheses
Our efforts focus on modeling experiments performed using the Omega laser facility at the University of Rochester (Soures et al. 1996; Boehly 1995; Bradley 1998) that involve shock propagation through a multi-layer target.
On Validating an Astrophysical Simulation Code
The primary targets are young supernova remnants and binary X-ray soures.
X-ray astronomy in the new Millenium. A Summary
Fuselli had pushed himself in behind a big hogshead that had a pleasant tang of old wood damp with sour wine. "Three Soldiers" by
Before serving, it may be thinned by beating either sweet or sour cream into it. "Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4" by
Green fruits contain less sugar than do ripe ones, and so they are more sour to the taste. "Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5" by
Then pour over all 1/2 pint of sour cream. "365 Foreign Dishes" by
At two in the morning Sour-dough Saunders knocked them up. "The Magnetic North" by
Why, thy wits are like beer, and do froth up most when they grow sour! "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" by
He infects all society, as thunder sours wine: war or peace, dearth or plenty, makes him equally discontented. "Character Writings of the 17th Century" by
It was as sour as vinegar. "The Dog Crusoe and His Master" by
Of course the milk was sweet, instead of sour, for men do not usually like sour milk. "Squinty the Comical Pig" by
All the sour smells that rose from an unclean bilge eddied about them. "Big Timber" by
As the bright smile he sees me win,
Nor the host's oldest wine so old
As our poor gabble, sour and thin.
"When Nature herself is glad,
And the painted woods are laughing
At the faces so sour and sad?"
And his looks were sad and sour;
And weary was his courser's pace,
As he reach'd his rocky tower.
Well, let the djuicy djoint go sour!
Djoyful I read. I djust must see
What this strange djolan word may be!
He grips ye, and a'thing's ower;
There's naething mair 'at ye wad be at,
There's never a sweet nor sour!
the sour wine is sweeter on your lips,
oh reaper of my evening song,
how solitary dreams believe you to be mine!