Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of emitting a sneeze.
- noun . A medicine to promote sneezing; an errhine; a sternutatory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) The act of violently forcing air out through the nasal passages while the cavity of the mouth is shut off from the pharynx by the approximation of the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
sneeze .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
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Examples
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The usual explanation for regular sneezing is that it serves to expel unwanted material from the airway.
Book review: Wicked by Gregory Maguire ewillett 2009
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(Soundbite of laughter) SAGAL: The sneezing is a problem for the monkeys, because hunters can find them.
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Just as bad as the sneezing from the start of this.
Bits o' Brains kittenpie 2008
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Just as bad as the sneezing from the start of this.
Archive 2008-09-01 kittenpie 2008
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Even those who had control over their work were more likely to begin sneezing if they lacked confidence or tended to blame themselves when things went wrong.
22 Natural Ways to Prevent Colds and the Flu | Impact Lab 2007
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White hellebore, which some call sneezing-powder, a strong purger upward, which many reject, as being too violent: Mesue and
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Kristen Fennimore of New Egypt, N.J., counts herself among the than 35 million Americans plagued by seasonal allergic rhinitis — also known as hay fever, a condition characterized by sneezing, stuffiness, a runny nose and the telltale itchiness in the nose, roof of the mouth, throat, eyes or ears.
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This phenomenon, which is called sneezing, depends upon a connection of the olfactory with the respiratory nerves.
Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes Ira Mayhew 1854
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Kristen Fennimore of New Egypt, N.J., counts herself among the than 35 million Americans plagued by seasonal allergic rhinitis - also known as hay fever, a condition characterized by sneezing, stuffiness, a runny nose and the telltale itchiness in the nose, roof of the mouth, throat, eyes or ears.
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Kristen Fennimore of New Egypt, N.J., counts herself among the than 35 million Americans plagued by seasonal allergic rhinitis - also known as hay fever, a condition characterized by sneezing, stuffiness, a runny nose and the telltale itchiness in the nose, roof of the mouth, throat, eyes or ears.
The Seattle Times 2011
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