rut
/ɹʌt/ [ɹʌʔ]
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Sexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season; the state or season in which this is experienced.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: grunt, roar"
- "Proximity to an omega in heat can sometimes cause alphas go into rut, an aggressive need for sexual intercourse usually triggered by the scent of an omega in heat."
- "All the characters in this story pressure Dean to help Castiel through his rut, and clearly consider Dean’s resistance to be immature and an overreaction."
- "Early in Wicked Game, Steve goes into his first-ever rut."
- "“Well, Mayella was raisin‘ this holy racket so I dropped m’load and run as fast as I could but I run into th’ fence, but when I got distangled I run up to th‘ window and I seen—” Mr. Ewell’s face grew scarlet. He stood up and pointed his finger at Tom Robinson. “—I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella!”"
- "“Alfred,” Ragnar continued scathingly. “All he cares about is rutting girls, which is good![…]”"