sneeze
to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
an act or sound of sneezing.
sneeze at, Informal. to treat with contempt; scorn: $50,000 is nothing to sneeze at.
Origin of sneeze
1Other words from sneeze
- sneezeless, adjective
- sneezer, noun
- sneezy, adjective
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How to use sneeze in a sentence
Then, all it takes is an ill-timed sneeze to potentially transmit it.
Yes, people with coronavirus vaccinations should still distance from each other. Here’s why. | Allyson Chiu | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostAn infected person coughs or sneezes and aerosolized droplets are inhaled by an otherwise healthy person.
There’s a third way to minimize COVID exposure besides masks and distancing. Let’s start using it | jakemeth | November 24, 2020 | FortuneIf masks become a normalized post-pandemic accessory, it’s not a stretch of the imagination to predict that plastic sneeze guards and barriers will be, too.
That sad, sneezy man with a weak chin in front of you at CVS?
So You Have an Inconsequential But Awful Illness | Kelly Williams Brown | January 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut cant you guess that I have a special topic due Monday morning and a review in geometry and a very sneezy cold?
Daddy Long-Legs | Jean Webster
They wept when they felt weepy just as they laughed when anything amused them or sneezed when they felt sneezy.
Tripping with the Tucker Twins | Nell SpeedMrs. Winderby might call and talk of this sneezy philosopher again, and I must know something about him.
Dimbie and I--and Amelia | Mabel Barnes-Grundy"And I thought the model of Sneezy was awfully cute," she said.
Occasion for Disaster | Gordon Randall GarrettThe powder grayed his poor clothes, puffing off in a sneezy cloud if anyone patted his back—no one ever did except John Kenny.
Wilderness of Spring | Edgar Pangborn
British Dictionary definitions for sneeze
/ (sniːz) /
(intr) to expel air and nasal secretions from the nose involuntarily, esp as the result of irritation of the nasal mucous membrane
the act or sound of sneezing
Origin of sneeze
1Derived forms of sneeze
- sneezeless, adjective
- sneezer, noun
- sneezy, adjective
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