Sweet or sour Crossword Clue

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Sweet or sour Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a strong liking
2. the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
(verb)
1. take a sample of
2. have a distinctive or characteristic taste

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SWEET (adjective)
1. not containing or composed of salt water
2. pleasing to the mind or feeling
SWEET (noun)
1. English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
2. a food rich in sugar
SWEET (adverb)
1. in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet’ is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly’)
SOUR (adjective)
1. inaccurate in pitch
2. smelling of fermentation or staleness
SOUR (noun)
1. the property of being acidic
2. the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
SOUR (verb)
1. go sour or spoil
2. make sour or more sour

Hint 3: Anagram

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