soot
noun
\ ˈsu̇t
, ˈsət, ˈsüt
\
, ˈsət, ˈsüt
\
Definition of soot
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a black substance formed by combustion or separated from fuel during combustion, rising in fine particles, and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke
especially
: the fine powder consisting chiefly of carbon that colors smoke
soot
verb
sooted;
sooting;
soots
Definition of soot (Entry 2 of 2)
: to coat or cover with soot
Examples of soot in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Even with cleanup crews still sifting through soot and ash on nearly every corner of the town, anyone able and with a link to Paradise seemingly made a point of descending on the stadium Friday night. — Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, "Paradise comes home as high school football team takes the field for first time in 9 months," 23 Aug. 2019 Another way scientists study contrails is by having chase planes fly behind a test aircraft and measure the amount of soot being produced by its engines. — NBC News, "Do airplane contrails add to climate change? Yes, and the problem is about to get worse.," 28 July 2019 Thousands of construction workers, police officers, firefighters and others spent time working in the soot, often without proper respiratory protection. — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, "Jon Stewart on Senate Approving 9/11 Victims Fund: "This Has Been the Honor of My Life"," 24 July 2019 And adding to the risk is an age-old tradition in firefighting: a celebration of soot as a sign of good work. — CBS News, "Firefighters battle occupational cancer," 16 June 2019 Mills, who performed the autopsy, said test firing results from 6 inches most closely resembled the gunpowder stippling pattern on Chase Fleischauer’s head, but the lack of soot found in the wound more closely resembled the test from 9 inches. — Mike Longaecker, Twin Cities, "New Richmond, Wis., man found guilty in fatal shooting of 19-year-old son," 13 June 2019 Charlie, as Nan calls the golem, is made of soot, but he might as well be made of pure love. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, "Children’s Books: Pachyderm Parties and a Hue That’ll Make You Cry," 20 Sep. 2018 Clean-air controls since the 1980s largely turned off the columns of black soot that used to rise from coal smokestacks. — John Raby, The Seattle Times, "Warnings over pollution met with a shrug in coal country," 3 Sep. 2018 These epidemiological studies exposed the health dangers of tiny particles of soot less than 2.5 microns in diameter. — Margo Oge, Fortune, "Scott Pruitt Is Trying to Pull a Disappearing Act on Science. Here’s How It Would Impact Your Health," 25 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'soot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for soot
soot
noun
English Language Learners Definition of soot
: a black powder that is formed when something (such as wood or coal) is burned
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soot
noun
\ ˈsu̇t
, ˈsət\
, ˈsət\
Kids Definition of soot
: a black powder formed when something is burned : the very fine powder that colors smoke
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