intr.v., sneezed, sneez·ing, sneez·es.
To expel air forcibly from the mouth and nose in an explosive, spasmodic involuntary action resulting chiefly from irritation of the nasal mucous membrane.
n.
An instance or the sound of sneezing.
phrasal verb:
sneeze at Informal.
- To treat as unimportant: These deficits are nothing to sneeze at.
[Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fnēosan.]
sneezer sneez'er n.sneezy sneez'y adj.
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