: having a tendency to run: such as
a
: extremely or excessively soft and liquid
a runny dough
b
: secreting a thin flow of mucus
a runny nose
Examples of runny in a Sentence
The scrambled eggs are runny.
The pudding is runnier than I like it.
a little boy with a runny nose
My eyes felt itchy and runny.
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Just one pill can relieve all day from sneezing, runny nose, itchy, watery eyes, and itching of the nose and throat.
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Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Symptoms include sinus inflammation, a runny nose, and sneezing.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Symptoms can take up to two weeks to show after exposure:
Fever above 101 degrees
Cough, runny nose or red eyes
A red, blotchy rash that begins at the scalp, hairline or behind the ears and spreads down the body
Great Wolf Lodge offered this statement to KXAS-TV.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Your red eyes and runny noses don’t deceive you—seasonal allergies are getting worse, a miserable reality for nearly one in three US adults and one in four children.
—Umair Irfan, Wired News, 5 Apr. 2025
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Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Symptoms include sinus inflammation, a runny nose, and sneezing.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Symptoms can take up to two weeks to show after exposure:
Fever above 101 degrees
Cough, runny nose or red eyes
A red, blotchy rash that begins at the scalp, hairline or behind the ears and spreads down the body
Great Wolf Lodge offered this statement to KXAS-TV.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Your red eyes and runny noses don’t deceive you—seasonal allergies are getting worse, a miserable reality for nearly one in three US adults and one in four children.
—Umair Irfan, Wired News, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/runny. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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runny
adjective
run·ny
ˈrən-ē 
runnier; runniest
1
: too soft and liquid
the scrambled eggs are runny
2
: giving off a liquid
a runny nose
Medical Definition
runny
adjective
run·ny
ˈrən-ē
: secreting a thin flow of mucus
a runny nose
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