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- [kool]
- /kul/
- /ˈkuː.lɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kool]
- /kul/
Definitions of cooling word
- adjective cooling making one feel cool 3
- adjective cooling moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening. 1
- adjective cooling feeling comfortably or moderately cold: I'm perfectly cool, but open the window if you feel hot. 1
- adjective cooling imparting a sensation of moderate coldness or comfortable freedom from heat: a cool breeze. 1
- adjective cooling permitting such a sensation: a cool dress. 1
- adjective cooling not excited; calm; composed; under control: to remain cool in the face of disaster. 1
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Origin of cooling
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English cole, Old English cōl; cognate with Middle Low German kōl, Old High German kuoli (German kuhl). See cold, chill
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Parts of speech for Cooling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cooling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cooling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cooling
noun cooling
- refrigeration — the act or process of refrigerating.
- chilling — If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening.
- freezing — (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- conserving — Present participle of conserve.
adjective cooling
- refreshing — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
Antonyms for cooling
noun cooling
- heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
See also
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