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Sneeze

Sneeze Meaning & Definition
Sneeze Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sneeze?

[n] a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
[v] exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sneeze: sneezing | sternutation

Related Terms | Find terms related to Sneeze:

See Also | act involuntarily | act reflexively | breathe out | exhale | expire | inborn reflex | innate reflex | instinctive reflex | physiological reaction | reflex | symptom | unconditioned reflex

Sneeze In Webster's Dictionary

\Sneeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneezed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sneezing}.] [OE. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D. snuse to sniff, E. neese, and AS. fne['o]san.] To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose. {Not to be sneezed at}, not to be despised or contemned; not to be treated lightly. [Colloq.] ``He had to do with old women who were not to be sneezed at.'' --Prof. Wilson.
\Sneeze\, n. A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose.

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