cooling verbal noun.
['ku:lɪŋ] ME.[from COOL verb + -ING1.]The action of
COOL verb. (Foll. by
down, off.)
Comb.:
cooling-off period: to allow time for reflection before committing oneself;
cooling-pond: see
POND noun 2a;
cooling tower a tall tower for cooling hot water from an industrial process before reuse.
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