sour milk

noun
UK: /ˈsaʊər mɪlk/
US: /ˈsaʊər mɪlk/

  1. Milk that has become acidic and unpleasant to drink, often due to bacterial fermentation.

    1. I don't want to drink this, it tastes like sour milk.
    2. The recipe calls for sour milk to give the cake a tangy flavor and moist texture.
sour milk intransitive-verb

  1. To undergo the process of becoming sour, usually referring to milk.

    1. The milk will sour if you leave it out in the sun.
    2. In hot weather, milk tends to sour much faster than usual.

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The phonetic transcription of "sour milk" is /ˈsaʊər mɪlk/ in British English and /ˈsaʊər mɪlk/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "sour milk": "I don't want to drink this, it tastes like sour milk.". More examples on the page.