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blowing one's cool

phrase , present participle of blow one's cool

Synonyms and Antonyms of blowing one's cool

1 to become very angry

He blew his cool when the tailgater rear-ended him.

Synonyms of blowing one's cool

blowing up, flaring (up), flipping (out) [slang]

Words Related to blowing one's cool

angering, fulminating, raging, ranting, raving, snapping, snarling, sputtering, storming, teeing off, venting, vituperating

bristling, burning, foaming, fuming, glaring, glowering, seething, sizzling, smoldering (or smouldering), steaming, warming

bursting, exploding, flaring (out), flashing, inflaming (also enflaming), maddening

Phrases Synonymous with blowing one's cool

blowing a gasket, blowing one's stack, blowing one's top, flying into a rage, flying off the handle, forgetting oneself, going ballistic, having a fit, hitting the ceiling, hitting the roof, losing one's cool, losing one's temper

Near Antonyms of blowing one's cool

chilling out [slang], cooling (off or down), relaxing

hushing, quieting (down)

Antonyms of blowing one's cool

calming (down), simmering down

2 to yield to mental or emotional stress

The movie star tolerated the constant attention of the paparazzi, but finally blew her cool when one asked about her recent divorce.

Synonyms of blowing one's cool

breaking down, breaking up, cracking, flipping (out) [slang], freaking (out), melting down, wigging (out) [slang]

Words Related to blowing one's cool

Phrases Synonymous with blowing one's cool

falling apart, going off the deep end, going to pieces, losing it

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