sneeze
to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
an act or sound of sneezing.
sneeze at, Informal. to treat with contempt; scorn: $50,000 is nothing to sneeze at.
Origin of sneeze
1Other words from sneeze
- sneezeless, adjective
- sneezer, noun
- sneezy, adjective
Words Nearby sneeze
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How to use sneeze in a sentence
Researchers found that the amount of virus in someone’s airway—and hence what the person might launch into the word with every cough and sneeze—was roughly the same, no matter whether people were vaccinated or not.
Covid clusters among the vaccinated are killing our back-to-normal dreams | Antonio Regalado, Casey Crownhart | July 30, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewBeyond that, Antoon says, parents should teach the same disease-prevention practices they did prior to the pandemic, like frequent hand washing, covering coughs and sneezes, and staying home when someone in the household is sick.
Why the Respiratory Disease RSV Is Having an Off-Season Surge | Jamie Ducharme | July 22, 2021 | TimeA Medical Job for Shipping ContainersFuture pandemics are just a sneeze away, experts say.
It can detect coughs, sneezes, and even the rate at which you breathe.
Google's new Nest Hub can track your sleep without a wearable or camera | Stan Horaczek | March 17, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThat only matters for big sneezes and coughs, for which masks are ideal.
Politics Report: Schools Struggle Attracts DA | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | March 13, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
Will went on to say doctors believe a “sneeze or some cough” can spread Ebola.
It can spread through a sneeze, cough, sharing a beverage or speaking up close with someone who has the disease.
Brosseau said her views had nothing to do with Ebola spreading among the public at large through a sneeze or cough.
And our immune system, admirable and dedicated protector of our health, is making us sneeze our brains out.
Blame Climate Change for Your Terrible Seasonal Allergies | Kent Sepkowitz | May 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhere Lincoln has a statue, you have a picture of yourself mid-sneeze.
All You Need to Be a Modern Digital Stalker Is a Smartphone | Tauriq Moosa | April 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMuch of the haste and irritation which had previously led to blows discharged itself in a good-natured sneeze.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.A long sigh gave warning that the latter was not alone, a sneeze meant he was not “worth powder and shot,” and so on.
The first sneeze of this year's attack took place last evening.
Again she was moved to laughter and had to pretend to sneeze.
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman | Emma Speed SampsonHe pushed me over his snuff-box, which nearly made me sneeze before I took the snuff.
The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. Gough
British Dictionary definitions for sneeze
/ (sniːz) /
(intr) to expel air and nasal secretions from the nose involuntarily, esp as the result of irritation of the nasal mucous membrane
the act or sound of sneezing
Origin of sneeze
1Derived forms of sneeze
- sneezeless, adjective
- sneezer, noun
- sneezy, adjective
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