cool off

Verb

Meaning

become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

lose intensity

feel less enamoured of something or somebody

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

chill out cool calm settle down calm down simmer down cool down deflate relax chill unwind refrigerate take it easy freshen decompress
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Antonyms

heat ignite fret tighten stiffen reheat
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Hypernyms

change experience turn feel change state

Examples

You want hot days to get your fruit ripe but then you want it to cool off nicely at night so that the grapes stay on the vine longer and develop complexity. Drew Bledsoe

If you're having trouble finishing a book, it might be that you're trying to fix it as you go. Just finish the story, no matter how terrible you think that first draft is. Then let it cool off. In other words, don't look at it for a while. Then you can rewrite it. Kimberly Willis Holt

I'm comfortable only when there's a mutual attraction. That's what anyone wants. If I find out she's not attracted to me, it brings down my level of attraction to her. If I'm interested and find out she's not, I tend to cool off. Nathan Fillion

After the fight both men need to cool off. Source: Internet

It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again. Source: Internet

His enthusiasm cooled considerably Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cool kid cool medium cool noodles cool on cool one's blood cool one's heels