intr.v. sneezed, sneez·ing, sneez·es To expel air forcibly from the mouth and nose in an explosive, spasmodic involuntary action resulting chiefly from irritation of the nasal mucous membrane. n. Phrasal Verb: An instance or the sound of sneezing. sneeze at Informal To treat as unimportant: These deficits are nothing to sneeze at. [Middle English snesen, alteration of fnesen, from Old English fnēosan; see pneu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] sneezer n. sneezy adj. |
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