Definition & Meaning of "soot"in English

Soot

a black powdery substance produced by burning materials like wood or coal

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Simple

Uncountable

Examples

The old fireplace emitted a cloud of soot, leaving dark stains on the surrounding walls.

to soot

to cover a surface with a blackened residue

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

soot

3rd person singular

soots

Present participle

sooting

Past simple

sooted

Past participle

sooted

Examples

The chimney soothed the walls after years of fireplace use.

Lexical Tree

sooty

soot

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