- present participle of cool.
cooling
Example Sentences
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That agreement provides independent support for the idea that cooling gas, magnetic fields, and black hole jets work together in a self-regulating cycle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Inflation is showing signs of cooling, and Warsh, when he has spoken about rate policy, hasn’t appeared eager to hike.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The chemical inside the tank continued to dangerously heat, and the cooling system at the facility was unable to reduce the temperature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Treasury yields fell amid fresh signs of cooling U.S. inflation and a lull in Middle East headlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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
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