cooled

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past simple and past participle of

to become or cause something to become slightly colder:

Leave the cake to cool for an hour before cutting it.

He took off his shoes to cool his sweaty feet.

If a feeling cools or cools off, it starts to become less strong:

They were completely in love in the beginning, but I think it's starting to cool off now.

Their interest in the project seems to be cooling.

If the economy, a business, etc. cools or cools off, it grows less fast than before:

The stock market has cooled off after hitting new highs last week.