Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Adapted to cool and refresh: as, a cooling drink.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Adapted to cool and refresh; allaying heat.
- adjective [Obs.] something that dashes hopes.
- adjective (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
cool . - noun a
decrease intemperature - noun
refrigeration - adjective that cools
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a mechanism for keeping something cool
- noun the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
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Examples
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The nutballs who crow that any cooling anywhere overturns entirely the blame placed on AGW for climate change, both need to take a beginners course in statistics and probability, and need to consider the current AGW-masked _cooling cycle_, which, if it didn't erupt somewhere occasionally, would be behaving very strangely indeed. xanthian.
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CLANCY: For instance in St. Louis, Missouri, city workers going door to door here encouraging people to seek comfort at various what they call cooling centers.
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And usually what we see is the perpetrator strikes out, and then there ` s what we call a cooling-off period, and then they strike out again.
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I think President Bush intervened in good faith here to try to provide what he identified as a cooling-off period, and I think that by the time that that cooling-off period has expired, 45 days, this will be a memory rather than an issue.
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Clements was enjoying what he called his cooling ale, his standard after-dinner drink; not for him a port or a brandy, he was Aussie right through to his liver.
Autumn Maze Cleary, Jon, 1917- 1994
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What is more, no one can really help us or deliver us: we can be made a little more comfortable, and that's all, by what they call cooling drinks, and flowers in a vase by the bedside.
Father Payne Benson, Arthur C. 1915
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And a lot of other places have done this, too, from time to time for what they called a cooling-off period because they thought that people had just gotten too violent in their speech and too out of hand.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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In the highlands where Dawg lives with homes at both 5,000 and 7,000 feet, no cooling is ever required except ceiling fans if you buy in the right location.
About Ajijic, food, music, people, and the "social life" 2009
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In the highlands where Dawg lives with homes at both 5,000 and 7,000 feet, no cooling is ever required except ceiling fans if you buy in the right location.
About Ajijic, food, music, people, and the "social life" 2009
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In the highlands where Dawg lives with homes at both 5,000 and 7,000 feet, no cooling is ever required except ceiling fans if you buy in the right location.
About Ajijic, food, music, people, and the "social life" 2009
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This lightweight cooling blanket from Luxome is made from viscose, which has a silky smooth feel and easily wicks moisture away for a cooler feel.
Our Fiber Scientists and 200+ Testers Agree: These Blankets Keep You Cool Emma Seymour 2026
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I sleep with my ac on 66 every night and a fan. I can’t believe I’ve been missing out on cooling blankets!! Didn’t know this was a thing
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This lightweight cooling blanket from Luxome is made from viscose, which has a silky smooth feel and easily wicks moisture away for a cooler feel.
Our Fiber Scientists and 200+ Testers Agree: These Blankets Keep You Cool Emma Seymour 2026
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In a more mild event, the County and its partners might open cooling centers at a few locations to help people through the hottest part of the day. During severe events like the heat dome of 2021, the County and partners open 24-hour cooling shelters.
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I sleep with my ac on 66 every night and a fan. I can’t believe I’ve been missing out on cooling blankets!! Didn’t know this was a thing
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I had no idea cooling centers weren't open for this heat wave. That's very disappointing to know.
Why the heck are the cooling centers closed today? : r/askportland 2026
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Today, the City will activate hundreds of cooling centers to provide free, public air-conditioned spaces to New Yorkers.
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Walmer said he doesn’t want to go to one of the county’s designated cooling shelters out of fear his possessions might be stolen, so he lays reading against a tree, periodically sipping from the water a Catholic church gave him.
‘What’s a cooling center?’: Many in Clark County in need have no idea facilities exist Mia Ryder-Marks 2023
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In a more mild event, the County and its partners might open cooling centers at a few locations to help people through the hottest part of the day. During severe events like the heat dome of 2021, the County and partners open 24-hour cooling shelters.
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