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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cool \Cool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cooled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Cooling.]
     1. To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as,
        ice cools water.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger
              in water, and cool my tongue.         --Luke xvi.
                                                    24.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as
        passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We have reason to cool our raging motions, our
              carnal stings, our unbitted lusts.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To cool the heels, to dance attendance; to wait, as for
        admission to a patron's house. [Colloq.] --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cooling \Cool"ing\, p. a.
     Adapted to cool and refresh; allaying heat. ``The cooling
     brook.'' --Goldsmith.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Cooling card, something that dashes hopes. [Obs.]
  
     Cooling time (Law), such a lapse of time as ought, taking
        all the circumstances of the case in view, to produce a
        subsiding of passion previously provoked. --Wharton.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cooling \Cool"ing\, p.a.
     Adapted to cool and refresh; allaying heat. ``The cooling
     brook.'' --Goldsmith.
  
     Cooling card, something that dashes hopes. [Obs.]
  
     Cooling time (Law), such a lapse of time as ought, taking
        all the circumstances of the case in view, to produce a
        subsiding of passion previously provoked. --Wharton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cool \Cool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cooled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Cooling.]
     1. To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as,
        ice cools water.
  
              Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger
              in water, and cool my tongue.         --Luke xvi.
                                                    24.
  
     2. To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as
        passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate.
  
              We have reason to cool our raging motions, our
              carnal stings, our unbitted lusts.    --Shak.
  
     To cool the heels, to dance attendance; to wait, as for
        admission to a patron's house. [Colloq.] --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cooling
       n 1: the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature [syn:
            chilling, temperature reduction]
       2: a mechanism for keeping something cool; "the cooling was
          overhead fans" [syn: cooling system]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cooling
     Αγγλικά n.
     το κρύωμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cooling
     a.
     1 That cool#Verb.
     2 (lb en Asian English). Of food or medicine, according to
  traditional Chinese medicine: serve#Verb to cool or calm#Verb the body.
     n.
     1 A decrease in temperature.
     2 refrigeration.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cool nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  cooling
     a.
     1 That cool#Verb.
     2 (lb en Asian English). Of food or medicine, according to
  traditional Chinese medicine: serve#Verb to cool or calm#Verb the body.
     n.
     1 A decrease in temperature.
     2 refrigeration.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cool nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  cooling
     a.
     1 That cool#Verb.
     2 (lb en Asian English). Of food or medicine, according to
  traditional Chinese medicine: serve#Verb to cool or calm#Verb the body.
     n.
     1 A decrease in temperature.
     2 refrigeration.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cool nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  cooling
     a.
     1 That cool#Verb.
     2 (lb en Asian English). Of food or medicine, according to
  traditional Chinese medicine: serve#Verb to cool or calm#Verb the body.
     n.
     1 A decrease in temperature.
     2 refrigeration.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cool nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cooling
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c ool ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cooling
     n.
     (tagg: vardagligt) någon som anses vara cool

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  cooling
     n.
     (tagg: vardagligt) någon som anses vara cool

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Cooling /kˈuːlɪŋ/
  التبريد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cooling //ˈkuːlɪŋ// 
  охлаждане
  refrigeration

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cooling /kˈuːlɪŋ/ 
  chladnutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cooling /kˈuːlɪŋ/ 
  ochlazení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cooling /kˈuːlɪŋ/ 
  chladivý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cooling /kˈuːlɪŋ/ 
  ochlazování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cooling /kˈuːlɪŋ/ 
  chlazení