Definition
The act of embracing, cuddling, or showing physical affection; archaic term for caressing.
Etymology
From Old English 'col' meaning embrace or caress, related to Old Frisian 'kolla.' This word fell out of common use but survives in dialect and historical texts, showing how words for intimacy change across centuries.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare and earlier writers used 'colling' to describe romantic embraces, but the word sounded old-fashioned even then—it shows how English constantly recycles emotional vocabulary.
Translations
BNবাংলা
শীতলতা
shee-tol-ta
CACatalà
refresc
re-fresc
CSČeština
chlazení
chla-zeni
DADansk
afkøling
af-ko-ling
ELΕλληνικά
ψύξη
ps-ee-kee
ESEspañol
frescor
fres-kor
FISuomi
viilentäminen
vie-len-ta-mi-nen
FRFrançais
refroidissement
refroid-iss-man
HIहिन्दी
शीतलता
shee-tal-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
pendinginan
pen-di-ni-nan
ITItaliano
raffreddamento
ra-fred-da-men-to
MSBahasa Melayu
pendinginan
pen-di-ni-nan
NLNederlands
afkoeling
af-koh-ling
NONorsk
avkjøling
av-kyo-ling
PLPolski
chłodzenie
khol-dzie-nie
PTPortuguês
resfriamento
res-fri-a-men-to
RORomână
răcire
ra-chi-re
RUРусский
охлаждение
okhlad-zhenie
SVSvenska
kylning
ky-ling
SWKiswahili
baridi
ba-ri-di
TAதமிழ்
சூட்கும்
soo-d-kum
THไทย
ความเย็น
kwan-khem-yen
TLTL
pagsasaya
pa-gsa-sa-ya
TRTürkçe
soğutma
so-gut-ma
UKУкраїнська
охолодження
okh-lo-zhennya
VITiếng Việt
làm mát
lam mat
ZUZU
ukusetsha
oo-ku-se-t-sha