sneeze
[ sneez ]
/ sniz /
verb (used without object), sneezed, sneez·ing.
to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
noun
an act or sound of sneezing.
Verb Phrases
sneeze at, Informal.
to treat with contempt; scorn: $50,000 is nothing to sneeze at.
Origin of sneeze
1485–95; earlier
snese; replacing Middle English
fnese, Old English
fnēosan; cognate with Dutch
fniezen, Old Norse
fnȳsa
OTHER WORDS FROM sneeze
sneeze·less, adjective sneez·er, noun sneez·y, adjectiveWords nearby sneeze
sneaky pete,
sneck,
sneer,
sneery,
sneesh,
sneeze,
sneeze at,
sneezeguard,
sneezeweed,
sneezewood,
sneezewort
Example sentences from the Web for sneeze
British Dictionary definitions for sneeze
sneeze
/ (sniːz) /
verb
(intr)
to expel air and nasal secretions from the nose involuntarily, esp as the result of irritation of the nasal mucous membrane
noun
the act or sound of sneezing
Derived forms of sneeze
sneezeless, adjective sneezer, noun sneezy, adjectiveWord Origin for sneeze
Old English
fnēosan (unattested); related to Old Norse
fnӯsa, Middle High German
fnūsen, Greek
pneuma breath
Medical definitions for sneeze
sneeze
[ snēz ]
v.
To expel air forcibly from the mouth and nose in an explosive, spasmodic involuntary action resulting chiefly from irritation of the nasal mucous membrane.
n.
The act or an instance of sneezing.