Sneezing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of producing a sneeze. countable, uncountable

    "He would also have been exposed to the coughings and shufflings, comings and goings, questions and answers, wailings and slammings, snivellings and sneezings, etc., which figured so prominently in the reference room […]"

  2. 2
    a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sneeze form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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abscessagueanemiaanoxiaasphyxiationasthma

Example

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"I can't help sneezing, I caught a cold yesterday."

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sun sneezing

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