sneeze

/sni:z/

Thân thiện

Pepper makes me sneeze.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • An involuntary, sudden, and often forceful expulsion of air from the nose and mouth, typically caused by irritation in the nasal passages.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To expel air from the nose and mouth in a sudden, involuntary, and often forceful action, typically due to irritation of the nasal mucous membrane.

Usage and Examples

• Noun: A loud sneeze echoed through the quiet library.Cover your mouth when you have a sneeze.

• Verb: The dust made him sneeze repeatedly.I think I'm going to sneeze.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "not to be sneezed at" (idiom): Used to say that something is valuable or significant and should not be dismissed or ignored.

Variants and Related Words

• Sneezing (gerund/noun): The action or sound of sneezing.

Synonyms

• Noun: Sternutation (formal)
• Verb: To sternutate (formal)

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Sneeze into a basket" (archaic/humorous slang): An old euphemism meaning to be beheaded.
• "Sneeze at" (in negative constructions): To show contempt for or to dismiss as unimportant (as in the idiom "not to be sneezed at").

Học thuật

Noun

1. a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose

Verb

1. exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
   • Pepper makes me sneeze

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sneezing
• sternutation