Dictionary

cool down en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /kuːl ˈdaʊn/
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To become cooler; to be reduced in temperature.
   • You can drink the coffee when it's cooled down.
2. (intransitive) To become less agitated or excited.
   • I'd love to go to Israel, but I'll have to wait until the violence cools down.
3. (intransitive) To 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:
4. (transitive) To cause (something) to become cooler; to reduce the temperature of.
   • We had to cool down the equipment with water before using it.
5. (transitive) To cause (someone) to become less agitated or excited.
   • 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 19:
   • Dave was kicking and screaming, so I had to cool him down with some mellow music.

Forms

Antonyms

warm up · hot up

Coordinates

warm down

Deriveds

cooldown

Synonyms

cool off · calm down · calm down

Translations (120)

grc καταψύχω (to become cooler (temperature)) · uk охоло́нути (to become cooler (temperature)) · ro răcori (to make something cooler) · fi jäähtyä (to become cooler (temperature)) · fi rauhoittaa (to make less agitated) · sk schladiť (to make something cooler) · yue 冷卻 /冷却 (to make something cooler) · az sərinləmək (to become cooler (temperature)) · uk охоло́джуватися (to become cooler (temperature)) · ru охлади́ться (to become cooler (temperature)) · ro răci (to make something cooler) · tr serinleşmek (to become cooler (temperature)) · pl ostudzić się (to become cooler (temperature)) · ja 冷やす (to make something cooler) · de abkühlen (to make something cooler) · cs chladnout (to become cooler (temperature)) · sv lugna ner sig (to become less agitated) · de sich abkühlen (to become cooler (temperature)) · sk upokojovať (to make less agitated) · ja 冷める (to become cooler (temperature)) · az sərinləşmək (to become cooler (temperature)) · ko 식히다 (to make something cooler) · es enfriarse (to become cooler (temperature)) · ga fuaraigh (to become cooler (temperature)) · ru охлажда́ть (to make something cooler) · de abkühlen (to become cooler (temperature)) · fi jäähdyttää (to make something cooler) · hu megnyugtat (to make less agitated) · ru остыва́ть (to become cooler (temperature)) · cmn 冷卻 /冷却 (to become cooler (temperature)) · pl studzić się (to become cooler (temperature)) · ru осты́ть (to become cooler (temperature)) · mhr юалгаш (to become cooler (temperature)) · pl ochłodzić się (to become cooler (temperature)) · hu kihűt (to make something cooler) · pl ostygnąć (to become cooler (temperature)) · gd fuaraich (to become cooler (temperature)) · ota صوغوقلامق (to become cooler (temperature)) · gl arrefriar (to become cooler (temperature)) · ru охладе́ть (to become less agitated) · fr calmer (to make less agitated) · fi rauhoittua (to become less agitated) · pt arrefecer (to become cooler (temperature)) · ru остуди́ть (to make less agitated) · pl ostudzić (to make something cooler) · gl arrefriar (to make something cooler) · ru (calm down)успока́иваться (to become less agitated) · hu lehűt (to make something cooler) · ru охлажда́ться (to become cooler (temperature)) · fr se calmer (to become less agitated) · ru успоко́иться (to become less agitated) · hu megnyugszik (to become less agitated) · sk ochladiť (to make something cooler) · uk холо́нути (to become cooler (temperature)) · nl koelen (to become cooler (temperature)) · uk охолоди́тися (to become cooler (temperature)) · ru остужа́ть (to make something cooler) · ru остуди́ть (to make something cooler) · sv lugna ner (to make less agitated) · uk ости́гти (to become cooler (temperature)) · izh jäähyttää (to make something cooler) · ru остужа́ть (to make less agitated) · uk остига́ти (to become cooler (temperature)) · fr se refroidir (to become cooler (temperature)) · sk chladnúť (to become cooler (temperature)) · gl arrefecer (to make something cooler) · ko 식다 (to become cooler (temperature)) · ja 冷ます (to make something cooler) · pl stygnąć (to become cooler (temperature)) · sk upokojovať sa (to become less agitated) · ru остыва́ть (to become less agitated) · sk upokojiť (to make less agitated) · pl chłodzić (to make something cooler) · pl studzić (to make something cooler) · ru осты́ть (to become less agitated) · pt esfriar (to become cooler (temperature)) · mi whakapongi (to make something cooler) · pl chłodzić się (to become cooler (temperature)) · cmn 冷卻 /冷却 (to make something cooler) · tr serinlemek (to become cooler (temperature)) · gl arrefecer (to become cooler (temperature)) · hu lehűl (to become cooler (temperature)) · gl refrescar (to become cooler (temperature)) · fr refroidir (to make something cooler) · izh jäähtyä (to become cooler (temperature)) · no kjøle (to become cooler (temperature)) · ru охладева́ть (to become less agitated) · ky муздоо (to become cooler (temperature)) · uk ости́гнути (to become cooler (temperature)) · cmn 冷淡 (to become less agitated) · cs vychladnout (to become cooler (temperature)) · ru охлади́ть (to make something cooler) · pt arrefecer (to make something cooler) · pl ochłonąć (to become less agitated) · cy oeri (to become cooler (temperature)) · ru успоко́ить (to make less agitated) · sv kyla ner (to make something cooler) · az soyumaq (to become cooler (temperature)) · ro se răcori (to become cooler (temperature)) · ky муздатуу (to make something cooler) · nl verfrissen (to become cooler (temperature)) · sk upokojiť sa (to become less agitated) · nl bekoelen (to become cooler (temperature)) · nl afkoelen (to become cooler (temperature)) · sk chladiť (to make something cooler) · cy oeri (to make something cooler) · ja 冷える (to become cooler (temperature)) · hu kihűl (to become cooler (temperature)) · ca refredar (to make something cooler) · uk охоло́джувати (to make something cooler) · ru (calm smb. down)успока́ивать (to make less agitated) · sv svalna (to become cooler (temperature)) · pl ochłodzić (to make something cooler) · la algēscō (to become cooler (temperature)) · tr soğumak (to become cooler (temperature)) · nl verkillen (to become cooler (temperature)) · ky муздоо (to become less agitated) · ky муздатуу (to make less agitated) · sk ochladnúť (to become cooler (temperature)) · uk охолоди́ти (to make something cooler)