running a temperature
Body heating up
Running a temperature means having a fever—a body temperature elevated above normal.
The phrase treats fever as an ongoing state the body maintains: She's been running a temperature all week.
It's slightly more casual than clinical alternatives like "febrile" and often implies mild concern rather than alarm.
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- pyrexiaElevated body temperature
- burning upIntensely overheated
- feverElevated body temperature
hot · hyperthermia · shivering · cold compress · thermometer · illness · symptom · ibuprofen · infection · cold · acetaminophen · elevated · heat · weakness · flush · discomfort · nursing · Tylenol
running a temperatureafebrile
Having normal temperature
hypothermic · chilled · cold-blooded · cool
running a temperaturehealthy
In good physical condition
fit as a fiddle · well · asymptomatic · hale and hearty · right as rain
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