Meaning & use

sneeze

verb·Everyday

To expel air suddenly and forcefully through the nose and mouth, usually involuntarily.

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The dusty attic made her sneeze several times before she found the old photos.

He covered his mouth every time he had to sneeze during the meeting.

A note on using this word

The idiom 'not to be sneezed at' means something is not to be dismissed as unimportant.

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