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>