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to sneeze

to sneeze

66 1.0
To force air out of your nose and mouth suddenly because your nose is irritated
  • verb
  • /sniːz/
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  • Each time the new host sneezes or coughs, the spread of infection continues.

OK cat hair threatening to make me sneeze OK I'm good.

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Examples

  • She always sneezes loudly when she walks through a field of flowers.

  • If you sneeze, it's polite to say excuse me afterward.

  • If you are about to sneeze, say the word fish.

  • If you sneeze, you will sneeze out all over people.

  • But if I sneeze, then I'm going to lose control.

  • "Just cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough," he directed.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Once, when he needed to sneeze, he pressed a finger under his nose to hold it back.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Oh, that's making me want to sneeze while I'm here.

  • My mom says you can't sneeze around here without half a dozen people saying gesundheit! Josh was right.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • When I feel a sneeze coming on, I try to cover my mouth and nose.

Synonyms

to neese
vsto sneeze
  • Archaic
9.9

To blow air out suddenly through the nose because it is itchy

is the same action but spelled differently in writing

How Loud

to sneeze
66 1.0
to sniffle
18 2.3
to snivel
8.1
sniff
84 1.1

Surface Forms

sneeze infinitive
sneezed past
sneezed past participle
sneezing present participle
sneezes third person singular

Etymology

Sneeze began as a sound-word that imitates a quick breath, similar to achoo. That's why to sneeze means 'to force air out' suddenly from your nose and mouth without meaning to.