runny
- adjective
- /ˈrʌni/
- I prefer my eggs slightly runny in the middle for a richer flavor.
- a runny nose
- itchy and runny
- runny or blocked
Oh, boy, I want them wet and runny just for you, egg daddy.
- Oh, boy, I want them wet and runny just for you, egg daddy.
- No one asked me whether I had sneeze, A runny nose or a sore throat.
- So the number one symptom is headache sore and then followed by sore throat, runny nose and fever.
- Congestion, runny nose, nausea, and diarrhea are now on the list.
- Eggs Benedict is so delicious, and there's nothing more sexy than a runny yolk either.
Examples
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The chocolate this time was too sweet and too runny inside the hot pastry.
Fiction book (1998) -
I'm going to miss the runny scrambled eggs with the cheese on top.
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Oh, much more runny than the other one.
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But oh Lord, it's very runny and it's very light.
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It's just a little runny.
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I feel all hot, and my nose is runny...
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Not super thin and runny, but it's not real thick either.
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The yolk is like really runny, so it's even better.
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Close your eyes, it feels like you're eating runny eggs.
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My hands and feet were numb from the cold, my nose red and runny, my ears tingling.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
Thin and weak because it has too much water
Able to flow and change shape like a liquid
Thin and watery, like a sauce or paint that does not stick
Weak in taste, like watered-down tea
Partly liquid and partly solid so it flows slowly like honey
Antonyms
How Runny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Runny comes from the verb run and the small ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'having the quality of'. So runny describes something like 'running water' — it flows or drips easily.