as in thin
having an overly soft liquid consistency
runny scrambled eggs
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Recent Examples of runny
Got a runny nose, cough or maybe even a fever?
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Hali Smith
march 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Urgent care is the place to start for everything else, like a cough, sore throat, runny nose or diarrhea.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Most human cases are mild and include symptoms similar to human seasonal flu such as fever, fatigue, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the CDC.
—Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Anyone at the location during those times and who develops symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, and a rash across the body was urged to stay home and call a health care provider immediately.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Hali Smith
march 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Urgent care is the place to start for everything else, like a cough, sore throat, runny nose or diarrhea.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Most human cases are mild and include symptoms similar to human seasonal flu such as fever, fatigue, coughing, sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the CDC.
—Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Anyone at the location during those times and who develops symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose, and a rash across the body was urged to stay home and call a health care provider immediately.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for runny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runny
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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These Kleenex tissue packs can be used for runny noses, watery eyes, and to wipe your mouth.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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His watery blue eyes, narrow-set and preternaturally unblinking, reveal nothing of the pressure bearing down upon him.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 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 10 Mar. 2026.
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