body heat
noun
: heat produced in the body of a living animal by metabolic and physical activities
called also animal heat
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People who are overweight may be prone to heat sickness because of their tendency to retain more body heat.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
The rest is given off in the form of body heat, Adams said.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
This includes: No exercise, which increases body heat.
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
The Outlast fiber design really does leave me feeling cooler, even after my 3-year-old and cat crawl into my bed and add their body heat to the mix.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 11 July 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
The rest is given off in the form of body heat, Adams said.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
This includes: No exercise, which increases body heat.
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
The Outlast fiber design really does leave me feeling cooler, even after my 3-year-old and cat crawl into my bed and add their body heat to the mix.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for body heat
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“Body heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20heat. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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