sneezer


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sneeze

 (snēz)
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.
An instance or the sound of sneezing.
Phrasal Verb:
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 Indo-European roots.]
sneez′er n.
sneez′y adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sneezer - a person who sneezes
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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