Runny Nose or Nasal Congestion. A runny nose and/or nasal congestion (stuffy nose) are two of the most common symptoms of a cold. These symptoms result when excess fluid causes blood vessels and mucous membranes within the nose to swell. Within three days, nasal discharge tends to become thicker and yellow or green in color.
excoriate (third-person singular simple present excoriates, present participle excoriating, simple past and past participle excoriated) (transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.
2 formal Criticize (someone) severely: he excoriated the government for censorship. More example sentences. 1  Critics excoriating him for other aspects of his film show an equal lack of sensitivity to the challenges that come with highly structured storytelling.xample sentences. 1  Quite often, there is absolutely nothing to see on these patients skin, apart from self induced excoriations. 2  Activists had to encounter an initially dismissive public, hostile populist politicians, excoriation by religious fundamentalists and the slow wheels of government.