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sneeze
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sneeze  (snz)
intr.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.
An instance or the sound of sneezing.
Phrasal Verb:
sneeze at Informal
To treat as unimportant: These deficits are nothing to sneeze at.

[Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fnosan; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]

sneezer n.
sneezy adj.

sneeze
Verb
[sneezing, sneezed]
to expel air from the nose suddenly and without control, esp. as the result of irritation in the nostrils
Noun
the act or sound of sneezing [Old English fnēosan (unattested)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sneezesneeze - a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
Verb1.sneeze - exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze"
act involuntarily, act reflexively - act in an uncontrolled manner
Translations
sneeze [sniːz] nestornudo
viestornudar

sneeze [sniːz] néternuement m
viéternuer

sneeze [sniːz] nNiesen nt
viniesen
sneeze at sneeze vt fus it's not to be sneezed at → es ist nicht zu verachten

sneeze [sniːz] nstarnuto
vistarnutire

sneeze
v sneeze [sniːz]
to blow out air suddenly, violently and involuntarily through the nose The pepper made him sneeze. nies يَعْطُس кихам kýchnout nyse niesen φτερνίζομαι estornudar aevastama عطسه كردن aivastaa éternuer לְהִתעַטֵש छींकना kihati tüsszent berbangkis hnerra starnutire くしゃみをする 재채기를 하다 čiaudėti šķaudīt bersin niezen nyse kichać espirrar strănut чихать kýchnuť kihati kinuti nysa จาม hapşırmak, aksırmak 打噴嚏 чхати اچانک چھنکنا hắt hơi
n
an act of sneezing. nies عَطْس кихавица kýchnutí nys; nysen das Niesen φτέρνισμα estornudo aevastus عطسه aivastus éternuement הִתעַטשוּת छींक kihanje tüsszentés bersin hnerri starnuto くしゃみ 재채기 čiaudėjimas šķavas; šķaudīšana bersin het niezen nys(ing) kichnięcie espirro a strănuta чиханье kýchnutie kihanje kijanje nysning การจาม hapşırma, aksırma 噴嚏 чхання چھینک cái, sự hắt hơi


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