n.
Pronunciation: ' sn ē z
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: sneezed ; sneez · ing
Etymology: Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fn ē osan; akin to Middle High German pfn ū sen 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 >