sneezeverb [ I ]
uk/sniːz/us/sniːz/B2 When you sneeze, air and often small drops of liquid suddenly come out of your nose and mouth in a way you cannot control:
Cats make him sneeze - I think he's allergic to them.
More examples
- My nose is tickling, I think I'm going to sneeze.
- I keep sneezing - I hope I'm not getting a cold.
- This pepper is making me sneeze.
- He sneezed loudly into his hankie.
- She handed me a tissue just as I sneezed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Noises made by the body
- belch
- blow
- break
- break wind idiom
- burp
- clear
- cough
- fart
- footfall
- footstep
- grumble
- hiccup
- snore
- snort
- wheeze
- wind 1
- yawn
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Colds & flu
Idiom(s)
not to be sneezed at
sneezenoun [ C ]
uk/sniːz/us/sniːz/an act or sound of sneezing:
He has all the classic symptoms of a cold - the coughs and sneezes and the sore throat.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Noises made by the body
- belch
- blow
- break
- break wind idiom
- burp
- clear
- cough
- fart
- footfall
- footstep
- grumble
- hiccup
- snore
- snort
- wheeze
- wind 1
- yawn
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Colds & flu