runny

See also: Runný

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English run

English -y

English runny

From run + -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌni/

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• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /ˈɹʊni/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈɾʌne/
• (Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɾʌni/
• Rhymes: -ʌni

Adjective

runny (comparative runnier, superlative runniest)

1. Fluid; readily flowing.

   runny honey

2. Liable to run or drip.

   a runny nose

   a runny tap

Synonyms

• (readily flowing): fluxive, liquid; see also Thesaurus:runny

Derived terms

• runnily
• runniness
• runny nose

Translations

fluid; readily flowing

• Spanish: líquido (es), chirle (es), derretido (es) (literally “melted”), poco hecho (of eggs)
• Ukrainian: пли́нний (plýnnyj)

liable to flow or drip

• Bulgarian: течлив (tečliv)
• Kabuverdianu: xalalá
• Māori: waiwai
• Russian: теку́чий (ru) (tekúčij), сопли́вый (ru) (soplívyj) (about runny nose)
• Spanish: mocoso (es), lloroso (es), moqueante, goteante
• Swedish: lättflytande (sv) (having low viscosity), snuvig (sv) (having a runny nose)