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Verb: cool off  kool óf
  1. Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
    "After the fight both men need to cool off.";
    - calm, calm down, chill out [informal], simmer down, settle down, cool it [informal], wind down, take a chill pill [informal]
     
  2. Lose intensity
    "His enthusiasm cooled off considerably";
    - cool, cool down
     
  3. Feel less enamoured of something or somebody

Derived forms: cooling off, cools off, cooled off

Type of: change, change state, experience, feel, turn

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