Main Entry:

¹sneeze

Pronunciation:

\ˈsnēz\

Function:

intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

sneezed; sneez·ing

Etymology:

Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fnēosan; akin to Middle High German pfnūsen to snort, sneeze, Greek pnein to breathe

Date:

14th century

: to make a sudden violent spasmodic audible expiration of breath through the nose and mouth especially as a reflex act

— sneez·er noun

— sneeze at

: to make light of <the cost was nothing to sneeze at>