SNEEZE


Meaning of SNEEZE in English

/ sniːz; NAmE / verb , noun

■ verb

[ v ] to have air come suddenly and noisily out through your nose and mouth in a way that you cannot control, for example because you have a cold :

I've been sneezing all morning.

IDIOMS

- not to be sneezed at

■ noun

the act of sneezing or the noise you make when you sneeze :

coughs and sneezes

She gave a violent sneeze.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : apparently an alteration of Middle English fnese due to misreading or misprinting (after initial fn- had become unfamiliar), later adopted because it sounded appropriate.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.