on heat

phrase

British

—used to describe a female animal that is ready to have sex and is able to become pregnant

The cat is on heat.

like a dog on heat

Examples of on heat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the elite level, the International Olympic Committee formed a working group on heat risk ahead of Tokyo 2020, where heat illness accounted for 96% of marathon and race walk medical tent admissions. — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

At Northwestern, Liu is focused on an electrochemical route, which unlike other options, doesn’t rely on heat. — Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2026

Generally, studies on heat extremes work with some combination of daily minimum, maximum, and mean temperatures. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

On July 27, the union filed a complaint with Maryland Occupational Safety and Health, claiming MPS also failed to properly train employees on heat exposure and communicate with them when the heat index rose above 90 degrees. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on heat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete