Sneeze (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Sneezed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sneezing.] [OE. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D.
snuse to sniff, E. neese, and AS.
fneósan.] To emit air, chiefly through the nose,
audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force,
occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose.
Not to be sneezed at, not to be despised or
contemned; not to be treated lightly. [Colloq.] "He had to do
with old women who were not to be sneezed at." Prof.
Wilson.
Sneeze, n. A sudden and violent
ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the
nose.
Sneeze (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Sneezed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sneezing.] [OE. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D.
snuse to sniff, E. neese, and AS.
fneósan.] To emit air, chiefly through the nose,
audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force,
occasioned by irritation of the inner membrane of the nose.
Not to be sneezed at, not to be despised or
contemned; not to be treated lightly. [Colloq.] "He had to do
with old women who were not to be sneezed at." Prof.
Wilson.
Sneeze, n. A sudden and violent
ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the
nose.
