verb
1. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation (Freq. 1)
-
After the fight both men need to cool off.
-
It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.
• Syn: ↑calm, ↑calm down, ↑chill out, ↑simmer down, ↑settle down, ↑cool it
• Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn
• Verb Frames:
-
Something ——s
-
Somebody ——s
2. lose intensity (Freq. 1)
-
His enthusiasm cooled considerably
• Hypernyms: ↑change
• Verb Frames:
-
Something ——s
3. feel less enamoured of something or somebody
• Hypernyms: ↑feel, ↑experience
• Verb Frames:
-
Somebody ——s
Useful english dictionary. 2012.