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Word: Sneeze
Speech Type: Verb
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
sniːz
make a sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth due to irritation of one's nostrils
Short Definition:make sudden involuntary expulsion of air from nose and mouth due to irritation of one's nostrils
Examples:- the smoke made her sneeze
Word: Sneeze
Speech Type: Noun
sniːz
an act or the sound of sneezing
Short Definition:act or sound of expelling air from nose in such way
Examples:- he stopped a sudden sneeze
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