rut.
Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season; the state or season in which this is experienced.
Meaning & usage
Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season; the state or season in which this is experienced.
The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.
Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.
In omegaverse fiction, the intense biological urge of an alpha to mate, typically triggered by proximity to an omega in heat.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English rutte (noun) and rutten (verb), from Old French rut (“noise, roar, bellowing”), from Latin rugītus, from rugīre (“to roar”).
To be in the annual rut or mating season.
To have sexual intercourse.
To have sexual intercourse with.
To rub the genitals against something for physical stimulation.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English rutte (noun) and rutten (verb), from Old French rut (“noise, roar, bellowing”), from Latin rugītus, from rugīre (“to roar”).
A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road.
A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
A dull routine.
Dull job, no interests, no dates. He's really in a rut.
Where this word comes from
Probably from Middle English route, from Middle French route (“road”), from Old French route. See also rutter.
To make a furrow.
Where this word comes from
Probably from Middle English route, from Middle French route (“road”), from Old French route. See also rutter.
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