'Sneeze' definitions:
Definition of 'sneeze'
(from WordNet)
noun
A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose [syn: sneeze, sneezing, sternutation]
verb
Exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze"
Definition of 'Sneeze'
From: GCIDE
- Sneeze \Sneeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneezed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sneezing.] [OE. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D. snuse to sniff, E. neese, and AS. fne['o]san.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- Not to be sneezed at, not to be despised or contemned; not to be treated lightly. [Colloq.] "He had to do with old women who were not to be sneezed at." --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sneeze'
From: GCIDE
- Sneeze \Sneeze\, n. A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sneeze'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Aqua-Lung,
- artificial respiration,
- aspiration,
- assibilate,
- assibilation,
- asthmatic wheeze,
- blow,
- breath,
- breath of air,
- breathe,
- breathe hard,
- breathe in,
- breathe out,
- breathing,
- broken wind,
- buzz,
- cough,
- effervesce,
- effervescence,
- effervescing,
- exhalation,
- exhale,
- exhaust,
- expel,
- expiration,
- expire,
- exsufflation,
- fizz,
- fizzle,
- fizzling,
- frication,
- frictional rustling,
- gasp,
- gulp,
- hack,
- hiccup,
- hiss,
- hissing,
- huff,
- hush,
- hushing,
- inhalation,
- inhalator,
- inhale,
- inspiration,
- inspire,
- insufflation,
- iron lung,
- lisp,
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,
- oxygen mask,
- oxygen tent,
- pant,
- puff,
- respiration,
- respire,
- rhonchus,
- scuba,
- shush,
- shushing,
- sibilance,
- sibilate,
- sibilation,
- siffle,
- sigh,
- sigmatism,
- siss,
- sissing,
- sizz,
- sizzle,
- sizzling,
- sneer,
- sneeze at,
- sneezing,
- sniff,
- sniffle,
- snore,
- snoring,
- snort,
- snuff,
- snuffle,
- spit,
- splutter,
- sputter,
- squash,
- squelch,
- squish,
- sternutation,
- stertor,
- suspiration,
- swish,
- wheeze,
- whish,
- whistle,
- whistling,
- white noise,
- whiz,
- whoosh,
- wind,
- zip