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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sneeze at vb - (intr, prep.; usually with a negative) informal to dismiss lightly: his offer is not to be sneezed at
sneeze /sniz/USA pronunciation v., sneezed, sneez•ing, n. v. - Pathology, Physiology to produce air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and loudly through the nose and mouth by involuntary action:[no object]She sneezed whenever she came near cats.
- sneeze at, [~ + at + object* usually with a negative word or expression][Informal.]to treat with contempt;
scorn:$50,000 is nothing to sneeze at.
n. [countable] - Physiologyan act or sound of sneezing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sneeze (snēz),USA pronunciation v., sneezed, sneez•ing, n. v.i. - Pathology, Physiologyto emit air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and audibly through the nose and mouth by involuntary, spasmodic action.
- sneeze at, [Informal.]to treat with contempt;
scorn:$50,000 is nothing to sneeze at.
n. - Physiologyan act or sound of sneezing.
- 1485–95; earlier snese; replacing Middle English fnese, Old English fnēosan; cognate with Dutch fniezen, Old Norse fnȳsa
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