Definition of COOLING

cooling

Meanings

Plural: coolings

Noun

  • the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
  • a mechanism for keeping something cool
    • "the cooling was overhead fans"
  • A decrease in temperature.
  • Refrigeration.

Verb

  • make cool or cooler
  • loose heat
  • lose intensity
  • present participle and gerund of cool

Adj

  • That cools.
  • . Of food or medicine, according to traditional Chinese medicine: serving to cool or calm the body.

Origin / Etymology

By surface analysis, cool + -ing.

Synonyms

chill, chilling, cool, cool down, cool off, cooling system, frigorific, temperature reduction

Antonyms

heat, heaty

Scrabble Score: 10

cooling is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cooling is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cooling is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

cooling is a valid Words With Friends word