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sneeze

sneeze [ sneez ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle sneezed, present participle sneez·ing, 3rd person present singular sneez·es)
Definition:
 
make sneeze: to suddenly, forcefully, and involuntarily expel air through the nose and mouth because of irritation of the nasal passages



noun  (plural sneez·es)
Definition:
 
explosive expulsion of air: an act or sound of sneezing

[15th century. Alteration of obsolete fnese< Old English fneosan, an imitation of the sound of breathing]

sneez·er noun
sneez·y adjective
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