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
British Dictionary definitions for sneeze at (1 of 2)
sneeze at
verb
(intr, prep.; usually with a negative) informal
to dismiss lightly
his offer is not to be sneezed at
British Dictionary definitions for sneeze at (2 of 2)
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 at
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.
Idioms and Phrases with sneeze at
sneeze at
see not to be sneezed at.