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BNC: 15926 COCA: 12750

sneeze

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sneeze /ˈsniːz/ verb
sneezes; sneezed; sneezing
sneeze
/ˈsniːz/
verb
sneezes; sneezed; sneezing
Learner's definition of SNEEZE
[no object]
: to suddenly force air out through your nose and mouth with a usually loud noise because your body is reacting to dust, a sickness, etc.打喷嚏

sneeze at

[phrasal verb]
not used in progressive tenses sneeze at (something) informal
: to regard (something) as not important, worth noticing, etc.蔑视;轻视always used in negative statements总用于否定句

— sneeze

noun, plural sneezes [count]
BNC: 15926 COCA: 12750

sneeze

1 of 2

verb

sneezed; sneezing

intransitive verb

: to make a sudden violent spasmodic audible expiration of breath through the nose and mouth especially as a reflex act
sneezer noun

sneeze

2 of 2

noun

: an act or instance of sneezing
Phrases
sneeze at
informal : to make light of
always used in negative statements to indicate something that is important or deserves attention
… a red ribbon for second place is not to be sneezed at or scorned. Richard Peck
Perquisites and severance pay are nothing to sneeze at [=are significant]

Example Sentences

Verb She was constantly sneezing and coughing.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
After measuring how quickly the elephant could use its trunk to suck up water, the researchers calculated that elephant noses could inhale at speeds exceeding 490 feet per second, or almost 30 times as fast as humans can sneeze out of ours. New York Times, 1 June 2021 Customers can sneeze or cough on the items or flout cocktail party etiquette and spear subsequent samples with the same toothpick. Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2020 The World Health Organization has recommended half that distance — and only when people are coughing or sneezing. Catherine Marfin, Dallas News, 5 May 2020 People should also avoid touching their faces and cover their mouths when sneezing or coughing. Nicole Chavez, CNN, 28 Mar. 2020 Health officials also offered these ways to prevent spreading a flu virus:Cover your nose and mouth with tissue when sneezing or coughing. Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, 13 Dec. 2019 Practice good hygiene: wash your hands with soap and water frequently, cough and sneeze into your elbow, avoid touching your face. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2020 Cough or sneeze into a tissue, and then throw it away. Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 20 Mar. 2020 Using dress up, Brandon Bear at one point imagines himself a hero and along with Persona shows kids how to wash their hands and cover their mouths when coughing or sneeze into a tissue or elbow. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2020
Noun
For example, being able to delete a horrible group photo that caught you mid-sneeze may seem like a great idea to you, but not so great for the person who originally shared the picture because the moment was important to them. Paul Monckton, Forbes, 8 June 2022 The virus mainly spreads via direct contact with infectious monkeypox sores, scabs or bodily fluids, though it can also be transmitted via respiratory droplets, the kind of large particles produced when people breathe, talk, cough or sneeze. Robert Hart, Forbes, 10 June 2022 His competitors play mind games, tossing off nasty insults or distracting him with noise; meanwhile, Tom can’t even muster up a sneeze to throw off another bowler’s game. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2022 Beyond the sneeze triggers listed above, there are more peculiar ones, too. Rebecca Strong, Health.com, 17 Feb. 2022 There is a noise that, these past two years, has acquired the power to turn my blood to ice: my child’s sneeze, followed by a wet sniffle. Elizabeth G. Dunn, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2022 Right after the sneeze is over, the heart rate goes back to normal. Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2021 OGs look at his homers, RBI and lack of a great all-around game and sneeze. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 17 Aug. 2021 The virus that causes COVID-19 can spread when people breathe, talk, cough or sneeze. Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fnēosan; akin to Middle High German pfnūsen to snort, sneeze, Greek pnein to breathe

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1646, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sneeze was in the 14th century
BNC: 15926 COCA: 12750
sneeze

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SNEEZE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBloudly大聲打噴嚏Someone sneezed loudly at the back of the hall.有人在禮堂後面大聲地打噴嚏。violently使勁打噴嚏uncontrollably控制不住地打噴嚏VERB + SNEEZEcause sb to, make sb使某人打噴嚏The smoke reached her and made her sneeze.煙飄過來,搞得她直打噴嚏。PREPOSITIONon朝⋯打噴嚏I sneezed on him.我朝他打了個噴嚏。PHRASEScoughing and sneezing咳嗽和打噴嚏Viruses can be spread through coughing and sneezing.病毒可以通過咳嗽和打噴嚏傳播。the urge to sneeze想打噴嚏She suddenly felt the urge to sneeze.她突然想打噴嚏。

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