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Definition of runny
: having a tendency to run: such asa : extremely or excessively soft and liquid a runny doughb : secreting a thin flow of mucus a runny nose
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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.
Recent Examples of runny from the Web
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Dogs with dog flu may sneeze, cough and have a runny nose, according to the University of Florida.
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Symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose and rash.
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First, walking into a cold, dry room can trigger a runny nose, just as walking outside on a cold winter day drives many people to reach for tissues, said Dr. John Ohman, chief of the division of allergy at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
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The symptoms are the same as with humans stricken with the flu: lethargy, fever, coughing, sneezing, runny nose.
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The virus causes a frequent cough in dogs, as well as sneezing and a runny nose that lasts for about two weeks.
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Symptoms include coughing, sneezing, runny noses, fever and lethargy.
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MARICE COHN BAND MIAMI HERALD FILE PHOTO Symptoms include coughing, sneezing, runny noses, fever and lethargy.
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If the cucumber's not squeezed, the yogurt base of the sauce becomes too runny.
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First Known Use of runny
1770
RUNNY Defined for English Language Learners
runny
playDefinition of runny for English Language Learners
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of a food : soft and with a lot of liquid
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: having a thin flow of liquid flowing out
RUNNY Defined for Kids
runny
playDefinition of runny for Students
runnier
;runniest
: giving off or likely to give off liquid a runny nose
Medical Dictionary
runny
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: secreting a thin flow of mucus a runny nose
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