soot

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /sʊt/ or /suːt/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophones: suit (in some dialects)

Noun

Singular soot

Plural none

1. Soot is a fine black substance that is produced by the incomplete combustion (burning) of coal or oil.

Verb

Plain form soot

Third-person singular soots

Past tense sooted

Past participle sooted

Present participle sooting

1. (transitive) If you soot something, you cover it in soot.