verb
sneeze
sneez
verb
1
To suddenly and forcefully expel air through the nose and mouth, usually from irritation.
"She sneezed three times in a row because of the pollen."
"Cover your mouth when you sneeze."
noun
1
The act or sound of sneezing.
"That was a loud sneeze."
How to Use Sneeze
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe reflex where air suddenly bursts out through your nose and mouth.
Common pairings
sneeze into a tissue
a violent sneeze
sneeze uncontrollably
Word Forms
sneezed past tense, snoze past tense, snozen past tense, sneezes plural, sneezes singular
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Etymology
From an older English word fnēosan ("to sneeze, snort") — the initial "fn-" sound gradually shifted to "sn-" in English, the same change seen in "snore" and "snort."