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keeping one's cool

keeping one's cool is the present participle and gerund of keep one's cool.

Meaning of keep one's cool

Verb

keep one's cool (third-person singular simple present keeps one's cool, present participle keeping one's cool, simple past and past participle kept one's cool)

  1. (idiomatic) To remain composed, calm, and even-tempered, especially in a provocative situation.
    • All week long I've been keepin' my cool / But tonight I'm gonna let my hair down / And get down with these down home blues1982, George Jackson, “Down Home Blues”, performed by Z. Z. Hill

Questions about keeping one's cool

What is keeping one's cool the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping one's cool is the present participle and gerund of keep one's cool.

Words near keeping one's cool in the dictionary

  1. keeping on trucking
  2. keeping one's breath to cool one's porridge
  3. keeping one's cards close to one's chest
  4. keeping one's chapels
  5. keeping one's chin up
  6. keeping one's cool
  7. keeping one's counsel
  8. keeping one's countenance
  9. keeping one's distance
  10. keeping one's ears open
  11. keeping one's end up

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