Category:Sneeze

Sneeze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneezed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sneezing.] Etym: [oe. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D. snuse to sniff, e. neese, And as. fneósan.]

Defn: 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 Sneeze, n.

Defn: a sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, Chiefly through the nose.