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sneeze
I. \ˈsnēz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fnēosan; akin to Middle High German pfnūsen to snort, sneeze, Old Norse fnȳsa to snort, Greek pnein to breathe
intransitive verb
1. : to make a sudden violent spasmodic audible expiration of breath through the nose and mouth usually as a reflex act following irritation of the nasal mucous membrane
2. : to make a sound like a sneeze
< the last wind snarls and sneezes — Thomas Hardy >
transitive verb
1. : to utter or give forth with a sneeze
2. : to cause to be or go by sneezing
< sneeze germs over everyone >
3. slang : to place under arrest
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- sneeze at
II. noun
(-s)
1. : the act or fact of sneezing : a sudden violent audible spasmodic expiration through the nose and mouth
2. slang : arrest |