neeze

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verb

To sneeze.

OriginMiddle English nesen ← Old English *hnēosan ← Proto-West Germanic *hneusan →
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Meanings

verbneeze (third-person singular simple present neezes, present participle neezing, simple past and past participle neezed)

present singular third person neezes · participle present neezing · participle past neezed · past neezed · alternative neese

  1. UKarchaicdialectalintransitiveTo sneeze.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sneeze

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pnew-“to gasp, pant, breathe”
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)knus-“to sneeze”
  3. Proto-Germanic*hneusaną“to sneeze”
  4. Proto-West Germanic*hneusan
  5. Old English*hnēosan“to sneeze”
  6. Middle Englishnesen
  7. Englishneeze

From Middle English nesen, from Old English *hnēosan (“to sneeze”), from Proto-West Germanic *hneusan, from Proto-Germanic *hneusaną (“to sneeze”), from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *(s)knus- (“to sneeze”) and Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (“to gasp, pant, breathe”). See sneeze. Compare Dutch niezen, German niesen, Swedish nysa

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APA

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“neeze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neeze. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neeze,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neeze.

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