COOL ONE'S HEELS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cool one's heels mean? 

• COOL ONE'S HEELS (verb)
  The verb COOL ONE'S HEELS has 1 sense:

1. wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting

  Familiarity information: COOL ONE'S HEELS used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COOL ONE'S HEELS (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

cool one's heels; kick one's heels

Context example:

She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy

Hypernyms (to "cool one's heels" is one way to...):

wait (stay in one place and anticipate or expect something)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP