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cooling

2 syllables
nounadjective
Quick answer

As a noun, cooling means a decrease in temperature. As an adjective, it means that cools.

Meanings of cooling

6 meanings

verb

Present participle of cool

noun

  1. A decrease in temperature.

  2. Refrigeration.

  3. The process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

    Similar: chilling, temperature reduction

  4. A mechanism for keeping something cool

    “the cooling was overhead fans”

    Similar: cooling system

adjective

  1. That cools.

  2. asian english. Of food or medicine, according to traditional Chinese medicine: serving to cool or calm the body.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
chillingtemperature reduction
noun: a mechanism for keeping something cool
cooling system

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