SNEEZE


Meaning of SNEEZE in English

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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.