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fever heat

American  
[fee-ver heet] / ˈfi vər ˌhit /

noun

  1. the heat of fever; body heat exceeding 98.6°F (37°C).

  2. feverish excitement.


Etymology

Origin of fever heat

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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Public interest in him is at fever heat.

From Washington Post Sep. 5, 2021

Election campaigns will approach fever heat in September and October.

From Time Magazine Archive

I lay next to Peeta in the bag, trying to absorb every bit of his fever heat.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

As we had five days to loaf in, before court set in, we went to work prospecting for gold, every body in the town being at fever heat over recent rich strikes.

From A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life by Siringo, Chas. A.

All signs of the epic methods of construction found in the early drama have disappeared, and the interest in the action is maintained at fever heat.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.

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