runny

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Touch plays its part too, binding tastes and smells together and fixing our preferences for runny or firm eggs, and the velvety, luxuriousness gooeyness of chocolate.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Common symptoms of measles include cough, runny nose, pink eye and rash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

It can be too runny, too clumpy, too salty, not salty enough, burned, sticky and, frankly, not very good at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

These children often have a cold or runny nose and a cough that worsens at night or early morning, recurring every few weeks.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

There would still be a lot of tears, runny noses, wailing, and grinding of teeth.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson