Meanings
verbcool down (third-person singular simple present cools down, present participle cooling down, simple past and past participle cooled down)
present singular third person cools down · participle present cooling down · participle past cooled down · past cooled down
- intransitiveTo become cooler; to be reduced in temperature.
You can drink the coffee when it's cooled down.
- intransitiveTo decrease in degree or intensity.
The increase in spending in the United States last month follows a revised 1.4 percent month-over-month gain in March, when prices for gasoline soared amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Gas prices cooled down slightly in April but were still at elevated levels, while oil prices remain volatile.
2022 May 17, Coral Murphy Marcos, “Retail sales rise for the fourth straight month as prices keep climbing.”, in The New York Times - transitiveTo cause (something) to become cooler; to reduce the temperature of.
We had to cool down the equipment with water before using it.
- transitiveTo cause (someone) to become less agitated or excited.
Dave was kicking and screaming, so I had to cool him down with some mellow music.
1 more example
I'm oversexed. Write me and see if you can cool me down.
1984 April 21, J. F. Peoples, “Personal Advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 19Synonyms: calm down
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo become less agitated or excited.
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verbTo cause (someone) to become less agitated or excited.
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Translations
Ancient Greek καταψύχω
- καταψύχω (katapsúkhō)to become cooler (temperature)
Catalan refredar
- refredarto make something cooler
Chinese Cantonese 冷卻 /冷却
- 冷卻 /冷却 (laang⁵ koek³)to make something cooler
Chinese Mandarin 冷卻 /冷却, 冷卻 /冷却
- 冷卻 /冷却 (lěngquè)to become cooler (temperature)
- 冷卻 /冷却 (lěngquè)to make something cooler
- 冷淡 (lěngdàn)to become less agitated
Czech vychladnout, chladnout
- vychladnoutto become cooler (temperature)
- chladnoutto become cooler (temperature)
Dutch afkoelen, koelen
- afkoelento become cooler (temperature)
- koelento become cooler (temperature)
- bekoelento become cooler (temperature)
- verfrissento become cooler (temperature)
- verkillento become cooler (temperature)
Finnish jäähtyä, jäähdyttää
- jäähtyäto become cooler (temperature)
- jäähdyttääto make something cooler
- rauhoittuato become less agitated
- rauhoittaato make less agitated
French se refroidir, refroidir
- se refroidirto become cooler (temperature)
- refroidirto make something cooler
- se calmerto become less agitated
- calmerto make less agitated
German sich abkühlen, abkühlen
- sich abkühlento become cooler (temperature)
- abkühlento become cooler (temperature)
- abkühlento make something cooler
Hungarian lehűl, kihűl
- lehűlto become cooler (temperature)
- kihűlto become cooler (temperature)
- lehűtto make something cooler
- kihűtto make something cooler
- megnyugszikto become less agitated
- megnyugtatto make less agitated
Irish fuaraigh
- fuaraighto become cooler (temperature)
Japanese 冷める, 冷える
- 冷める (sameru)to become cooler (temperature)
- 冷える (hieru)to become cooler (temperature)
- 冷ます (samasu)to make something cooler
- 冷やす (hiyasu)to make something cooler
Korean 식다, 식히다
- 식다 (sikda)to become cooler (temperature)
- 식히다 (sikhida)to make something cooler
Latin algēscō
- algēscōto become cooler (temperature)
Māori whakapongi
- whakapongito make something cooler
Norwegian kjøle
- kjøleto become cooler (temperature)
Polish stygnąć, ostygnąć
- stygnąćto become cooler (temperature)
- ostygnąćto become cooler (temperature)
- studzić sięto become cooler (temperature)
- ostudzić sięto become cooler (temperature)
- chłodzić sięto become cooler (temperature)
- ochłodzić sięto become cooler (temperature)
- studzićto make something cooler
- ostudzićto make something cooler
- chłodzićto make something cooler
- ochłodzićto make something cooler
- ochłonąćto become less agitated
Portuguese esfriar, arrefecer
- esfriarto become cooler (temperature)
- arrefecerto become cooler (temperature)
- arrefecerto make something cooler
Romanian se răcori, răci
- se răcorito become cooler (temperature)
- răcito make something cooler
- răcorito make something cooler
Russian остыва́ть, осты́ть
- остыва́ть (ostyvátʹ)to become cooler (temperature)
- осты́ть (ostýtʹ)to become cooler (temperature)
- охлажда́ться (oxlaždátʹsja)to become cooler (temperature)
- охлади́ться (oxladítʹsja)to become cooler (temperature)
- остужа́ть (ostužátʹ)to make something cooler
- остуди́ть (ostudítʹ)to make something cooler
- охлажда́ть (oxlaždátʹ)to make something cooler
- охлади́ть (oxladítʹ)to make something cooler
- остыва́ть (ostyvátʹ)to become less agitated
- осты́ть (ostýtʹ)to become less agitated
- охладева́ть (oxladevátʹ)to become less agitated
- охладе́ть (oxladétʹ)to become less agitated
Scottish Gaelic fuaraich
- fuaraichto become cooler (temperature)
Slovak ochladnúť, chladnúť
- ochladnúťto become cooler (temperature)
- chladnúťto become cooler (temperature)
- chladiťto make something cooler
- ochladiťto make something cooler
- schladiťto make something cooler
- upokojiť sato become less agitated
- upokojovať sato become less agitated
- upokojiťto make less agitated
- upokojovaťto make less agitated
Spanish enfriarse
- enfriarseto become cooler (temperature)
Swedish svalna, kyla ner
- svalnato become cooler (temperature)
- kyla nerto make something cooler
- lugna ner sigto become less agitated
- lugna nerto make less agitated
Turkish serinlemek, serinleşmek
- serinlemekto become cooler (temperature)
- serinleşmekto become cooler (temperature)
- soğumakto become cooler (temperature)
Ukrainian холо́нути, охоло́нути
- холо́нути (xolónuty)to become cooler (temperature)
- охоло́нути (oxolónuty)to become cooler (temperature)
- охоло́джуватися (oxolódžuvatysja)to become cooler (temperature)
- охолоди́тися (oxolodýtysja)to become cooler (temperature)
- остига́ти (ostyháty)to become cooler (temperature)
- ости́гнути (ostýhnuty)to become cooler (temperature)
- ости́гти (ostýhty)to become cooler (temperature)
- охоло́джувати (oxolódžuvaty)to make something cooler
- охолоди́ти (oxolodýty)to make something cooler
Welsh oeri, oeri
- oerito become cooler (temperature)
- oerito make something cooler
Cite this entry
APA
cool down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cool%20down
MLA
“cool down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cool%20down. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cool down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cool%20down.
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