# cool down

Pronunciation: say "kool DOWN" US /kul ˈdaʊn/, UK /kuːl ˈdaʊn/

## Phrasal verb

1. Of a person or a situation, to become calmer and less agitated or excited.
   - Simple: To become calmer and less upset or excited.
   - _Let's talk about this tomorrow, once everyone has had a chance to cool down._
   - _Tempers along the border cooled down after the two sides agreed to a ceasefire._
2. To become cooler; to drop in temperature.
   - Simple: To become less hot.
   - _Leave the cake in the pan until it has cooled down completely._
   - _The engine needs about twenty minutes to cool down after a long drive._
3. To make something cooler; to lower its temperature.
   - Simple: To make something less hot.
   - _Two fans inside the case cool down the processor while it runs._
   - _She held the burned finger under cold water to cool it down._
4. To make someone calmer, less agitated or less excited.
   - Simple: To make someone calmer and less upset or excited.
   - _A few jokes from the host cooled the audience down after the heated debate._
   - _The manager stepped in to cool down two employees who were shouting at each other._
5. To lessen in degree or intensity.
   - Simple: To become less strong or less high.
   - _Inflation cooled down in the spring after months of steep rises._
   - _Interest in the app began to cool down once the novelty wore off._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/cool-down (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).