lowering the temperature
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- chillingCausing fear or cold
- freezingExtremely cold
- refrigeratingKeeping cold mechanically
- icingSweet cake covering
frost · cold · thermostat · air conditioning · shade · breeze · ice bath · quenching · tempering · fan · winter · goosebumps · shiver · condensation · defrosting · crisp · brisk · relief
thermal direction
lowering the temperatureheating
Raising temperature artificially
warming · turning up the heat · heating up · warming up · stoking
interpersonal tension (metaphorical)
lowering the temperatureturning up the heat
Intensifying pressure or conflict
inflaming · escalating · fanning the flames · aggravating · intensifying