I. sneeze 1 /sniːz/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: fneosan ]
1 . if you sneeze, air suddenly comes from your nose, making a noise, for example when you have a cold:
She started coughing and sneezing.
The dust was making him sneeze.
2 . not to be sneezed at British English , nothing to sneeze at American English spoken used about an offer, especially of money, that is very good, and which you should consider carefully:
In those days, £5 an hour was not to be sneezed at.
II. sneeze 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
the act or sound of sneezing:
There was a loud sneeze from someone in the back of the audience.