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# runny

adjective (runny, runnier, runniest)

«runny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Runny means more liquid than usual, so it flows easily («runny honey», «a runny egg»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/#m1)
2. A runny nose has a lot of liquid coming out of it, usually because of a cold or allergy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/#m2)
3. Runny eyes are watery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it describes food (runny egg yolk, runny custard) and health (runny nose with colds and hay fever); hygiene lessons teach catch it, bin it, wash your hands. In science «runny» is everyday language for a liquid with low viscosity (flows easily), compared with thick or sticky. Phrases: «runny nose», «runny yolk», «runny honey».

### Examples

- I have a runny nose, so I need a tissue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/#x1)
- I like my egg with a runny yolk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/#x2)
- Runny honey is easy to pour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/#x3)
- The paint was too runny and dripped down the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/#x4)
- Hay fever gives me runny eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/#x5)
- Water is runnier than syrup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/#x6)
- The ice cream went runny in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/#x7)
- If your nose is runny, use a tissue and wash your hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/#x8)

### Note

Comparative «runnier», superlative «runniest». Double n from «run». It is informal; in science the word «viscous» means the opposite (thick and slow-flowing).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «runny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«runny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/runny.html) on Mova free.