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sneezed

Variant of sneeze

intransitive verb sneezed, sneezing

to exhale breath from the nose and mouth in a sudden, involuntary, explosive action, as a result of an irritation of the nasal mucous membrane

Origin: ME snesen, prob. echoic alteration of fnesen < OE fneosan: for IE base see pneuma

noun

an act of sneezing

Related Forms:

sneezer noun
sneezy adjective

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