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Definition of soot

soot

/sʊt/
soot
Adverb:sootily
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Plural:soots
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Adjective:sooty
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Past Simple:sooted
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Past Participle:sooted
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Present Participle:sooting
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soot Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A fine black or dark brown powder consisting chiefly of amorphous carbon, produced by the incomplete burning of organic matter such as wood, coal, or oil.

Example

"The chimney sweep brushed away thick layers of soot that had accumulated inside the flue over the winter."

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• verb

1

To cover, smudge, or soil with a black powdery residue of carbon.

Example

"Smoke from the poorly ventilated lantern quickly sooted the glass chimney."

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• Rhymes for soot

• Nearby Words

soochipara
soon
soonish
soot
soothe
soother
soothing

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English sōt, of Proto-Germanic origin (*sōtą, literally 'that which settles'), ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sed- ('to sit').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Soot. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/soot
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