sneeze Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
    sternutation; sneezing.
  2. verb exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
    • Pepper makes me sneeze

WordNet

Sneeze intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D. snuse to sniff, E. neese, and AS. fneósan.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Sneezed ; present participle & verbal noun Sneezing
Definitions
  1. 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. Prof. Wilson.
Sneeze noun
Definitions
  1. A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose.

Webster 1913