Cooled
/kuːld/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of cool form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Brought to a lower temperature.
"Set one of the cooled cakes, with its top side down, on a cake stand or plate […]."
- 2 With a descriptive word: brought to a lower temperature by means of.
"a water-cooled engine"
- 3 Brought to a reduced degree of anger or fervour. figuratively
Example
More examples"I cooled my heels for one hour outside his office."
Etymology
From cool + -ed.