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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The elastic ankle cuffs are great for keeping your body heat in and cold air out.
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Feb. 2026
This includes expanding blood vessels and increasing blood flow to get rid of body heat, causing sweating and a flushed look.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Do Something Active Movement generates body heat.
—Erin Huffstetler, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Feb. 2026
This includes expanding blood vessels and increasing blood flow to get rid of body heat, causing sweating and a flushed look.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Do Something Active Movement generates body heat.
—Erin Huffstetler, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
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 20 Feb. 2026.
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