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cooling

/ˈkuːlɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To lose heat, to get colder.
  2. To make cooler, less warm.
  3. To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
  4. To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
  5. To kill.
  6. A decrease in temperature.
  7. Refrigeration.
  8. That cools.
  9. (Asian English). Of food or medicine, according to traditional Chinese medicine: serving to cool or calm the body.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

chilling(English)caller(English)cooling system(English)temperature reduction(English)algefacient(English)refrigerate(English)cold(English)chill(English)coolant(English)condenser(English)exchanger(English)radiator(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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