as in thin
having an overly soft liquid consistency
runny scrambled eggs
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Recent Examples of runny
Symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, red, watery eyes, rashes, and in some cases, ear infections, diarrhea, and pneumonia.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Children typically get between 6 and 10 colds yearly, while adults get between 2 and 4.1
Colds usually include a sore throat and runny nose, among other symptoms.
—Lauren Schlanger, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Allergy-proof skin For many of us, the relief of spring’s brighter days is tempered by itchy eyes, a runny nose, and inflamed rosacea patches.
—Victoria Jowett, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
Typically, someone with measles will develop symptoms such as a fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes about 10 days after exposure.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Children typically get between 6 and 10 colds yearly, while adults get between 2 and 4.1
Colds usually include a sore throat and runny nose, among other symptoms.
—Lauren Schlanger, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Allergy-proof skin For many of us, the relief of spring’s brighter days is tempered by itchy eyes, a runny nose, and inflamed rosacea patches.
—Victoria Jowett, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
Typically, someone with measles will develop symptoms such as a fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes about 10 days after exposure.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runny
Adjective
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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Probably because its seven episodes constitute only a partial adaptation of The Last of Us Part II, whereas the nine-part first season covered the entire original game, the story is stretched too thin.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Russian supply trains have no choice but to stick to the main paved roads, as alternate routes are increasingly soupy as winter turns to spring.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Our Test Kitchen made beans in a soupy broth flavored with bacon, garlic, onion, chipotle, and other ingredients.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The warming spring air is a welcome relief from the bitterly cold winter across much of the US, but millions of seasonal allergy sufferers are getting buried under a pollen tsunami, with sneezing, headaches, watery eyes, and stuffed sinuses sending them right back indoors.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
31 Mar. 2025
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How symptoms of measles compare in children and adults According to the CDC, measles symptoms appear seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and typically include high fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But Morris got wet and was suffering from hypothermia by the time rescuers arrived.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Some greens are known for being dry while others have a rep for being wet, and a new type of golf ball coating could make for better golfing on both.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runny. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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