cooling

/ˈkulɪŋ/
adjectivenoun

That cools.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. That cools.

  2. Of food or medicine, according to traditional Chinese medicine: serving to cool or calm the body.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A decrease in temperature.

  2. Refrigeration.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

By surface analysis, cool + -ing.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
frigorific
Opposite
heaty

COOLING at a glance

COOLING has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + O 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,352 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with cooling

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • COOKING14
  • FOOLING11
  • POOLING10
  • TOOLING8
  • COWLING13
  • COILING10
  • COALING10
  • CODLING11
  • COLLING10
  • COOPING12
  • COOMING12
  • BOOLING10
  • MOOLING10
  • SOOLING8

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