Antonyms for cool down


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kool
Phonetic Transcription : kul


Definition of cool down

Origin :
  • Old English col "not warm" (but usually not as severe as cold), also, of persons, "unperturbed, undemonstrative," from Proto-Germanic *koluz (cf. Middle Dutch coel, Dutch koel, Old High German kuoli, German kühl "cool," Old Norse kala "be cold"), from PIE root *gel- "cold, to freeze" (see cold (adj.)).
  • Applied since 1728 to large sums of money to give emphasis to amount. Meaning "calmly audacious" is from 1825. Slang use for "fashionable" is 1933, originally Black English; modern use as a general term of approval is from late 1940s, probably from bop talk and originally in reference to a style of jazz; said to have been popularized in jazz circles by tenor saxophonist Lester Young. Related: Coolly.
  • As in restrict : verb confine, limit situation or ability to participate
  • As in calm down : verb compose oneself
  • As in confine : verb enclose, limit
  • As in curb : verb repress, restrict
Example sentences :
  • When she got out into the dusk, she went slowly, to cool down and think it over.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • So maybe I'd like the whole stink to cool down a little, huh?
  • Extract from : « Card Trick » by Walter Bupp AKA Randall Garrett
  • Beyond a doubt his ire was not going to cool down in a hurry.
  • Extract from : « Ran Away to Sea » by Mayne Reid
  • Never mind Andrew Forbes; he only requires time to cool down.
  • Extract from : « In Honour's Cause » by George Manville Fenn
  • Chris felt like a hero after the warmth of his welcome was beginning to cool down.
  • Extract from : « The Peril Finders » by George Manville Fenn
  • When you cool down you'll remember that I got to you first with the good news.
  • Extract from : « The Landloper » by Holman Day
  • When he thinks that he has you all to himself, he is apt to cool down.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4 » by Lucian of Samosata
  • But give them time to cool down, and they are generous peacemakers.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of America » by Henry Van Dyke
  • Cool down, Charley, he advised in his most pacifying manner.
  • Extract from : « The New Boys at Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
  • Now cool down, or you might crack a cylinder, advised Jerry.
  • Extract from : « The Motor Boys in the Clouds » by Clarence Young

Synonyms for cool down

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