sneeze

Speech parts

1. sneeze - Noun

2. sneeze - Verb

Meaning

To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose.

A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

snort sniff sneezing sniffle snuffle sternutation shanghai huff buzz lisp cold fit seize whistle breathe
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Antonyms

dally tarry dawdle delay drag crawl
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Hypernyms

reflex symptom reflex response inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex

Phrases with the word

sneeze at me

Derivatives

sneezed sneezing

Examples

I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze. D. H. Lawrence

Brazil is in a solid position. In the past, if the United States sneezed, we caught pneumonia. Today, if the United States sneezes, we sneeze too. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

It's a depressing habit you have of loving to sneeze and of eating apples as if they were juicier for you and being the first one to exclaim how good the movie is. You depress people. We like apples too. Leonard Cohen

Letitia! What a name. Halfway between a salad and a sneeze. Terry Pratchett

When the master has a cold the servants sneeze. Polish Proverb

He is a friend when you sneeze – – all he says is "God bless you.”. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sneerocracy sneery Sneetch sneeze at me sneeze guard sneeze on the truth