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cooling out

cooling out is the present participle and gerund of cool out.

Meaning of cool out

Verb

cool out (third-person singular simple present cools out, present participle cooling out, simple past and past participle cooled out)

  1. (intransitive) To become cool; to chill.
    • The house will cool out after dark.
  2. (transitive) To pacify or calm (someone or something); to make (someone) manageable.
    • You better cool him out.
  3. (intransitive) To relax or rest oneself.
    • She was just cooling out.

Questions about cooling out

What is cooling out the present participle and gerund of?
Cooling out is the present participle and gerund of cool out.

Words near cooling out in the dictionary

  1. cooling glass
  2. cooling glasses
  3. cooling off
  4. cooling one's heels
  5. cooling one's jets
  6. cooling out
  7. cooling plant
  8. cooling plants
  9. cooling shelter
  10. cooling shelters
  11. cooling station

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