: 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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Measles symptoms Initial measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a characteristic rash that begins to develop a few days later.
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Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 9 July 2025
Symptoms of the measles virus appear 7 to 14 days after first contact and can include a high fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Symptoms appear seven to 14 days after virus contact, typically including high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
This, as any sufferer will be acutely aware of, triggers sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes and even asthma.
—New Atlas, 3 July 2025
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Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 9 July 2025
Symptoms of the measles virus appear 7 to 14 days after first contact and can include a high fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Symptoms appear seven to 14 days after virus contact, typically including high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
This, as any sufferer will be acutely aware of, triggers sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes and even asthma.
—New Atlas, 3 July 2025
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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/runny. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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