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  • 21sneeze 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… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 22sneeze — sneezeless, adj. sneezer, n. sneezy, adj. /sneez/, v., sneezed, sneezing, n. v.i. 1. to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action. 2. sneeze at, Informal. to treat with… …

    Universalium

  • 23sneeze\ 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 at. If… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 24sneeze at — phrasal to make light of < the cost was nothing to sneeze at > …

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  • 25sneeze — I. intransitive verb (sneezed; sneezing) Etymology: Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fnēosan; akin to Middle High German pfnūsen to snort, sneeze, Greek pnein to breathe Date: 14th century to make a sudden violent&#8230; …

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  • 26sneeze — Synonyms and related words: 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,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27sneeze — v 1. sneeze at Informal. make light of, laugh off, wink at, ridicule, mock; scoff at, disregard, pay no attention to, be indifferent or apathetic toward; ignore, dismiss, reject, brush off; scorn, disdain, look down one s nose at, sniff at. n 2.&#8230; …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 28sneeze — 1) n. an involuntary violent reflex expulsion of air through the nose and mouth provoked by irritation of the mucous membrane lining the nasal cavity. 2) vb. to produce a sneeze …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 29sneeze — [sniːz] verb [I] to loudly blow air out of your nose in a sudden uncontrolled way sneeze noun [C] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 30sneeze — /sniz / (say sneez) verb (i) (sneezed, sneezing) 1. to emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action. –noun 2. an act or sound of sneezing. –phrase 3. not to be sneezed at, worth&#8230; …