sneeze

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sneeze [sneeze sneezes sneezed sneezing] verb, noun BrE [sniːz] NAmE [sniːz]
verb intransitive
to have air come suddenly and noisily out through your nose and mouth in a way that you cannot control, for example because you have a cold
•I've been sneezing all morning.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: apparently an alteration of Middle English fnese due to misreading or misprinting (after initial fn- had become unfamiliar), later adopted because it sounded appropriate.

Example Bank:
•I sneezed on him.
•She suddenly felt the urge to sneeze.
•Someone sneezed loudly at the back of the hall.
•The smoke reached her and made her sneeze.
•Viruses can be spread through coughing and sneezing.
•I've been sneezing all morning.
Idiom: ↑not to be sneezed at
 
noun
the act of sneezing or the noise you make when you ↑sneeze
•coughs and sneezes
•She gave a violent sneeze.

Word Origin:
Middle English: apparently an alteration of Middle English fnese due to misreading or misprinting (after initial fn- had become unfamiliar), later adopted because it sounded appropriate.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sneezing, sternutation