sneezes

3 definitions • 3 examples

When you sneeze, air and often small drops of liquid suddenly come out of your nose and mouth in a way you cannot control:

Cats make him sneeze - I think he's allergic to them.

an act or sound of sneezing:

He has all the classic symptoms of a cold - the coughs and sneezes and the sore throat.

to send air out from the nose and mouth in an explosive way that you cannot control:

I don’t know why, but I couldn’t stop sneezing.