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sneezing

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Main Entry:
1sneeze 
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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>


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