- 1[intransitive, transitive] to become or to make someone or something become cool or cooler Glass contracts as it cools. Melt the chocolate and allow it to cool slightly. cool something The cylinder is cooled by a jet of water. The evening breeze cooled her face.
become calmer - 2[intransitive] to become calmer, less excited, or less enthusiastic I think we should wait until tempers have cooled. Relations between them have definitely cooled (= they are not as friendly with each other as they were). Idioms
cool
verbNAmE//kul//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they cool he / she / it cools
past simple cooled
-ing form cooling
to have to wait for someone or something
used to tell someone to be calmer and less excited or angry Hey! Cool it! Don't get so excited! Phrasal Verbscool downcool out
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