cool
adjective
moderately cold; neither warm nor cold.
were cooling
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past progressiveof cool.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Analysts at the time said consumers were cooling on opulent deserts and suggested tougher times were ahead for bakeries that focused solely on cupcakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
They rebounded a little on Friday following some indications tempers were cooling.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
But as arguments unfolded Tuesday at One, First Street, it became clear that some of the Justices had studied up on the tax code and were cooling on blowing a big hole in it.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2023
The parts of New Mexico and Colorado that had been slightly “warm” on Wednesday were in light blue, indicating that they were cooling.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2020
Every now and then she would reach up and put her hands on the rollers to see if they were cooling off.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
