"in heat" meaning in English

See in heat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-in heat.wav
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  1. (biology) In oestrus; receptive to mating. Categories (topical): Biology, Sex Synonyms: on heat Derived forms: like a dog in heat Related terms: horny Translations: kirag (Bikol Central), разгонена (razgonena) (Bulgarian), 發情 /发情 (fāqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), hárající (Czech), tochtig (Dutch), rits (Dutch), ritsig (Dutch), bronstig (Dutch), hitsig (Dutch), kiimassa (Finnish), en chaleur (French), saído [masculine] (Galician), saída [feminine] (Galician), quente [feminine, masculine] (Galician), brünstig (english: bucks) (German), läufig [dogs, pets, lifestyle] (German), rollig (english: cats) (German), מְיֻחָם (meyuẖám) [masculine] (Hebrew), tüzelő (Hungarian), faoi reith (Irish), faoi adhall (Irish), in calore (Italian), 発情 (hatsujō) (Japanese), øksen (Norwegian Bokmål), brunstig (Norwegian Bokmål), yxna (Old Norse), w rui (Polish), в охо́те (v oxóte) (Russian), en celo (Spanish), salido [masculine] (Spanish), verriondo [masculine] (Spanish), embramado [Central-America, masculine] (Spanish), enfumado [Honduras, masculine] (Spanish), enlunado [Latin-America, masculine] (Spanish), alunado [Central-America, masculine] (Spanish), acalorado [Latin-America, masculine] (Spanish), cachondo [masculine] (Spanish), brunstig (Swedish), i löp (Swedish), ติดสัด (dtìt-sàt) (Thai)

Alternative forms

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