sneeze
verb (used without object)
to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
was sneezing
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past progressiveof sneeze.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"I noticed she was sneezing and seemed to get sick from the cold, but I never expected she would die because of it."
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2024
Whenever we get a cold, we tend to point a finger at a colleague or friend who was sneezing nearby.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2022
A mini wave of nausea caused me to notice that I was sneezing quite a bit and ripping through a box of tissues.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2022
She kept trying to correct me, but I thought she was sneezing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2016
Meanwhile it would keep raining, and the water did trickle so, and now that brachet was sneezing.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
