souring vs spoiling
spoiling vs souringsouring and spoiling both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| souring | Yes | No | No | No |
| spoiling | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
spoiling is a hypernym of
souring; that is, spoiling is a
word with a broader meaning than souring:
- souring: the process of becoming sour
- spoiling: the process of becoming spoiled
Other hypernyms of souring include
spoilage.
| souring (noun) | spoiling (noun) |
|---|---|
| the process of becoming sour | the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it |
| the process of becoming spoiled |
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