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
Ms Kyambi said Scottish attitudes towards immigration were "cooling" and warned Scotland was becoming "complacent" when it comes to the country's position on those arriving.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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 embers of the Showtime era Lakers were cooling, but the team was still bound for the N.B.A. finals that season.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2015
While Stalingrad was burning, they were cooling their heels in the fragrant fields of the Russian steppes, surrounded by sagebrush and birdsong.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
