sneeze
verb (used without object)
to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
is sneezing
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present progressiveof sneeze (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now it’s three days to departure, and the dog is barfing, and the cat is sneezing ...
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2015
While the rest of the U.S., east of the Rockies, is sneezing on ragweed from mid-August to the first frost, Southern Californians are expected to suffer from a surfeit of sagebrush and Russian thistle.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Hatchew! hatchew!" she sneezes, The tears drip from her chin, And while she still is sneezing Mamma comes softly in.
From Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 by Various
It's vile catch-cold weather; the sky itself is sneezing.
From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Constance Garnett
One can neither grieve nor reason when one is sneezing.
From Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell
