cool
adjective
moderately cold; neither warm nor cold.
cooling
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present participleof cool.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The centers require intense cooling, which often demands high water and power use and creates the potential to affect the environment and to pass on utility costs to consumers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The EV’s most distinguishing feature is its mouthless face that, needing to admit less cooling airflow, omits an upper grille opening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Many facilities tout that they will use “closed loop” cooling systems that minimize on-site water use, but such systems can require more power than ones that use conventional, but thirstier, cooling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Electricity, cooling and maintenance add roughly 10% to the cost of owning, whichever way you run the machine.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The laws of medicine fit within this wider structure of laws, and the fundamental law of medicine is the ancient Hippocratic principle that opposites cure opposites—a fever is cured by cooling the body, for example.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
