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- Dictionarycooling/ˈkuːlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having the effect of making something less warm or hot: "she took a cooling dip in the ocean"
- 2. (in traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine) denoting or relating to something, typically food or medicine, that is cooling, refreshing, or calming to the body: "after giving birth, stay away from cooling food like pineapples and watermelon"
noun
- 1. the action or process of making or becoming less hot or warm: "the cooling of our core body temperature helps initiate sleep"
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adjective. uk / ˈkuː.lɪŋ / us / ˈkuː.lɪŋ / Add to word list. causing you to feel less warm or hot: a cooling breeze / drink / swim. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cold. Arctic. Baltic. bitingly. bitter. bone-chilling. brass monkey weather idiom. chill factor. freeze. frostnip. glacially. isothermally. keenness. minus. nippy. parky.
Definitions of cooling. noun. the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature. synonyms: chilling, temperature reduction. see more. noun. a mechanism for keeping something cool. “the cooling was overhead fans”. synonyms: cooling system.
1. : moderately cold : lacking in warmth. The plant grows best in cool climates. 2. a. : marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control. a cool and calculating businessperson. b. : lacking ardor or friendliness.
1. Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold: fresh, cool water; a cool autumn evening. 2. Giving or suggesting relief from heat: a cool breeze; a cool blouse. 3. Marked by calm self-control: a cool negotiator. 4. Marked by indifference, disdain, or dislike; unfriendly or unresponsive: a cool greeting; was cool to the idea of higher taxes. 5.
adjective. making one feel cool. Myrrh is cooling and moisturizing to the skin, and anti-inflammatory. a cooling breeze. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. coolingly (ˈcoolingly) adverb. coolingness (ˈcoolingness) noun. Examples of 'cooling' in a sentence. cooling.
Cooling is removal of heat, usually resulting in a lower temperature and/or phase change. Temperature lowering achieved by any other means may also be called cooling. [1] [2] The transfer of thermal energy may occur via thermal radiation, heat conduction or convection.
adjective. us / ˈkuː.lɪŋ / uk / ˈkuː.lɪŋ / Add to word list. causing you to feel less warm or hot: a cooling breeze / drink / swim. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cold. Arctic. Baltic. bitingly. bitter. bone-chilling. brass. chilled. freeze. frostbite. glacially. isothermally. keenness. minus. nippy. occluded front. parky. perishing.
Cooling Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Verb. Noun. Adjective. Filter. verb. Present participle of cool. Wiktionary. Synonyms: controlling. containing. composing. collecting. moderating. reducing. calming. lessening. chilling. abating. allaying. tempering. icing. mitigating. deliberating. Antonyms: thawing.
cool (ko̅o̅l), adj., -er, -est, adv., n., v. adj. moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening. feeling comfortably or moderately cold: I'm perfectly cool, but open the window if you feel hot. imparting a sensation of moderate coldness or comfortable freedom from heat: a cool breeze.
The earliest known use of the adjective cooling is in the Old English period (pre-1150). cooling is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cool v. 1 , ‑ing suffix 2 .
