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sneeze

[sneez] verb, sneezed, sneez⋅ing, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
–noun
2. an act or sound of sneezing.
3. sneeze at, Informal. to treat with contempt; scorn: $50,000 is nothing to sneeze at.

Origin:
1485–95; earlier snese; r. ME fnese, OE fnēosan; c. D fniezen, ON fnȳsa


sneezeless, adjective
sneezer, noun
sneezy, adjective
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Main Entry: 2sneeze
Function: noun
: an act or instance of sneezing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sneeze (snēz)
v. sneezed, sneez·ing, sneez·es
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.

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