as in thin
having an overly soft liquid consistency
runny scrambled eggs
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Recent Examples of runny
Warm runny eggs are the perfect complement to salty bacon and crisp bread.
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
Common symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose or red eyes, as well as a rash.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Adding too many at once—say, fresh tomatoes, raw mushrooms, and salsa—may leave you with runny egg bites.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
Our eyes are itchy, our throats are scratchy, our nose is runny, our head is pounding with congestion.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
Common symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose or red eyes, as well as a rash.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Adding too many at once—say, fresh tomatoes, raw mushrooms, and salsa—may leave you with runny egg bites.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
Our eyes are itchy, our throats are scratchy, our nose is runny, our head is pounding with congestion.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runny
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Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have experimentally confirmed a decades-old theory describing how magnetism behaves in ultra-thin materials.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Griffler’s plane towed us high above the foothills on a thin gray rope.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Both gumbo and jambalaya typically contain poultry, seafood and sausage, but gumbo is soupier.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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The heart of the play lies in gently unpicking and expanding its own optimism, because Brasch, while avoiding soupy affirmation, also doesn’t want things to get too grim.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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In a city of Keens, Luger, Gallaghers, and Sparks, a new steak house trading on the grit and glory of a world gone by needs to bring more to the table than an originless filet mignon or a watery slab of prime rib.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The result is a drink that retains the mouthfeel and head retention of a traditional pint, rather than a watery substitute.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The weather this week will be windy, warm and occasionally wet, with intermittent showers moving in off the Atlantic Ocean.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Rivera recommends using warm water to get the sink wet enough that the baking soda adheres to the surface of the sink rather than being washed away.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runny. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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