SNEEZE

I. intransitive verb (~d; sneezing) Etymology: Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fnēosan; akin to Middle High German pfnūsen to snort, ~, 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, ~r noun II. noun Date: 1646 an act or instance of sneezing