runny nose

noun

A condition of discharge of mucus from the nose, often a symptom of the common cold.

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nounrunny nose (plural runny noses)

plural runny noses

  1. A condition of discharge of mucus from the nose, often a symptom of the common cold.

    Synonyms: rhinorrhea

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA condition of discharge of mucus from the nose, often a symptom of the common cold.

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Afrikaans loopneus
  • loopneuscondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Arabic رَشْح
  • رَشْح (rašḥ)condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Catalan nas tapat
  • nas tapatcondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Chinese Mandarin 流鼻涕
  • 流鼻涕 (liúbítì)condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Czech rýma
  • rýmacondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Dutch loopneus
  • loopneuscondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Finnish vuotava nenä
  • vuotava nenäcondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
French avoir le nez qui coule
  • avoir le nez qui coulecondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
German Triefnase, Schnupfen
  • Triefnasecondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • Schnupfencondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Greek συνάχι
  • συνάχι (synáchi)condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Irish srón ag sileadh
  • srón ag sileadhcondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Italian naso che cola
  • naso che colacondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Japanese 鼻水
  • 鼻水 (hanamizu)condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Māori ihu hūpē
  • ihu hūpēcondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Persian آب ریزِشِ بینی
  • آب ریزِشِ بینیcondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Polish katar
  • katarcondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Portuguese nariz escorrendo
  • nariz escorrendocondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Russian на́сморк, зало́женный но́с
  • на́сморк (násmork)condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • зало́женный но́с (zalóžennyj nós)condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Spanish nariz mocosa
  • nariz mocosacondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Swedish rinnsnuva
  • rinnsnuvacondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Turkish nezle
  • nezlecondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Ukrainian не́жить
  • не́жить (néžytʹ)condition of discharge of mucus from the nose
Vietnamese sổ mũi, chảy nước mũi
  • sổ mũicondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • chảy nước mũicondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
  • viêm mũicondition of discharge of mucus from the nose
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runny nose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runny%20nose

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