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11sneeze — sneeze1 [sni:z] v [: Old English; Origin: fneosan] 1.) if you sneeze, air suddenly comes from your nose, making a noise, for example when you have a cold ▪ She started coughing and sneezing. ▪ The dust was making him sneeze . 2.) not to be… …
12sneeze — verb ADVERB ▪ loudly ▪ Someone sneezed loudly at the back of the hall. ▪ violently ▪ uncontrollably VERB + SNEEZE ▪ …
13sneeze — v. (colloq,) (d; intr.) to sneeze at ( to consider lightly ) (don t sneeze at their offer) * * * [sniːz] (colloq.) (d; intr.) to sneeze at (don t sneeze at their offer; to consider lightly ) …
14sneeze — I UK [sniːz] / US [snɪz] verb [intransitive] Word forms sneeze : present tense I/you/we/they sneeze he/she/it sneezes present participle sneezing past tense sneezed past participle sneezed to loudly blow air out of your nose in a sudden… …
15sneeze at — phrasal : to treat lightly : despise, contemn usually used in the phrase not to be sneezed at there must be many thousands more to whom two dollars is not to be sneezed at Saturday Review * * * sneeze at [phrasal verb] sneeze at (something) not… …
16sneeze — 1. To expel air from the nose and mouth by an involuntary spasmodic contraction of the muscles of expiration. 2. An act of sneezing; a reflex excited by an irritation of the mucous membrane of the nose or, sometimes, by a bright …
17sneeze — sneeze1 [ sniz ] verb intransitive to loudly blow air out of your nose in a sudden uncontrolled way nothing to sneeze at INFORMAL very good, or good enough to consider having sneeze sneeze 2 [ sniz ] noun count an act or sound of sneezing …
18sneeze — [[t]sni͟ːz[/t]] sneezes, sneezing, sneezed 1) VERB When you sneeze, you suddenly take in your breath and then blow it down your nose noisily without being able to stop yourself, for example because you have a cold. What exactly happens when we… …
19sneeze — [[t]sniz[/t]] v. sneezed, sneez•ing, n. 1) pat phl to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action 2) phv sneeze at, Informal. to treat with contempt; scorn: $50,000 is nothing to… …
20sneeze at — {v.}, {informal} To think of as not important; not take seriously. Used with negative or limiting words and in questions. * /Mr. Jones was chosen by his party to run for President. He was not elected, but to be chosen to run is not to be sneezed… …
