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cool one's heels

verbid 5855·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely

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Variants

synonym
kick one's heels
pasttense
cooled one's heels
presentparticiple
cooling one's heels
thirdpersonsingular
cools one's heels
pastparticiple
cooled one's heels

Framework definitions

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to wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely

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