sneeze

intransitive verb

To expel air forcibly from the mouth and nose in an explosive, spasmodic involuntary action resulting chiefly from irritation of the nasal mucous membrane.

noun

An instance or the sound of sneezing.

phrasal verb

To treat as unimportant.

To emit air from the nose and mouth audibly and violently by an involuntary convulsive action, as occasioned by irritation of the lining membrane of the nose or by stimulation of the retina by a brigbt light.

To utter with or like a sneeze.

noun

The act of one who sneezes, or the sound made by sneezing; sudden and violent ejection of air through the nose and mouth with an audible sound.

noun

Snuff. Also snish.

intransitive verb

To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose.

intransitive verb

not to be despised or contemned; not to be treated lightly.

noun

A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose.