: 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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Someone exposed to the measles usually develops symptoms one to three weeks after exposure, including fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a rash that typically develops on the face a few days later and spreads.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
Symptoms typically begin 7 to 14 days after exposure and include high fever, cough, runny nose, and a characteristic rash.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Symptoms of measles include a fever, rash, cough, fatigue, runny nose and red eyes.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Those could include high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a facial or hairline rash that tends to appear within five days of infection.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
Symptoms typically begin 7 to 14 days after exposure and include high fever, cough, runny nose, and a characteristic rash.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Symptoms of measles include a fever, rash, cough, fatigue, runny nose and red eyes.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Those could include high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a facial or hairline rash that tends to appear within five days of infection.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for runny
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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/runny. Accessed 28 May. 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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