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runny

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run·ny  (rn)
adj. run·ni·er, run·ni·est
Inclined to run or flow: runny icing; a runny nose.

runny [ˈrʌnɪ]
adj -nier, -niest
1. tending to flow; liquid
2. (Medicine) (of the nose or nasal passages) exuding mucus
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.runny - characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape
liquid - existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"

runny
adjective flowing, liquid, melted, fluid, diluted, watery, streaming, liquefied Warm the honey until it becomes runny.
Translations
runny [ˈrʌnɪ] ADJ (runnier (compar) (runniest (superl))) [substance] → líquido; [eyes] → lloroso
I don't like my boiled egg to be runnyno me gustan los huevos cocidos poco hechos
I've got a runny noseno paro de moquear

runny [ˈrʌni] adj
[honey, butter] → liquide; [omelette] → baveux/euse
[nose, eyes] → qui coule
to have a runny nose → avoir le nez qui coule
run-off [ˈrʌnɒf] n
(in contest, election)deuxième tour m
(= extra race) → épreuve f supplémentaire
[chemicals] → rejets mpl agricultural run-off
run-of-the-mill [ˌrʌnəvðəˈmɪl] adjordinaire, banal(e)

runny
adj (+er) egg, waxflüssig; noselaufend; eyeswässerig, tränend; honey, sauce, consistencydünnflüssig; I’ve got a runny nosemir läuft die Nase, meine Nase läuft

runny [ˈrʌnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (butter) → sciolto/a; (sauce) → troppo liquido/a; (nose) → che cola, che gocciola

runny run


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