sneeze

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /sniːz/
• (America) IPA: /sniz/

Verb

sneeze (sneezes, present participle sneezing; past and past participle sneezed)

1. (intransitive) To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.
2. (intransitive) To expel air as if the nose were irritated.

Synonyms

• (to expel air as a reflex) sternutate (medicine)

Translations

• French: éternuer
• German: niesen
• Italian: starnutire
• Portuguese: espirrar
• Russian: чиха́ть
• Spanish: estornudar

Noun

sneeze (plural sneezes)

1. An act of sneezing.

Synonyms

• (medicine) sternutation
• (medicine) ptarmus

Translations

• French: éternuement, atchoum
• German: Niesen
• Italian: starnuto
• Portuguese: espirro
• Russian: чиха́ние
• Spanish: estornudo

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