sneeze

[ sneez ]
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verb (used without object),sneezed, sneez·ing.
  1. to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.

noun
  1. an act or sound of sneezing.

Verb Phrases
  1. sneeze at, Informal. to treat with contempt; scorn: $50,000 is nothing to sneeze at.

Origin of sneeze

1
1485–95; earlier snese; replacing Middle English fnese,Old English fnēosan; cognate with Dutch fniezen,Old Norse fnȳsa

Other words from sneeze

  • sneezeless, adjective
  • sneezer, noun
  • sneezy, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for sneeze

sneeze

/ (sniːz) /


verb
  1. (intr) to expel air and nasal secretions from the nose involuntarily, esp as the result of irritation of the nasal mucous membrane

noun
  1. the act or sound of sneezing

Origin of sneeze

1
Old English fnēosan (unattested); related to Old Norse fnӯsa, Middle High German fnūsen, Greek pneuma breath

Derived forms of sneeze

  • sneezeless, adjective
  • sneezer, noun
  • sneezy, adjective

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