koelen
Meaning
-
to cool
Concepts
refrigerate
cool
refrigeration
cool down
damp
deaden
muffle
mute
cooling
cooling system
chill
freeze
Frequency
Hyphenated as
koe‧len
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈku.lə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch coelen, a merger of two Old Dutch verbs: * *cuolen (“make cooler”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōlijan, from Proto-Germanic *kōlijaną. * *cuolon (“become cooler”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōlēn. Equivalent to koel + -en.
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New
koel
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- (literally) cold, chilly (having a low temperature)
- (figuratively) without warm feelings
- (figuratively) cool, with an in-control image
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