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Sneeze vs Sneezing - What's the difference?

sneeze | sneezing |

As verbs the difference between sneeze and sneezing

is that sneeze is to expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose while sneezing is .

As nouns the difference between sneeze and sneezing

is that sneeze is an act of sneezing while sneezing is the act of producing a sneeze.

sneeze

English

Verb

  • To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.
  • To expel air as if the nose were irritated.

    • Synonyms

    * (to expel air as a reflex) (medicine) sternutate

    Derived terms

    * nothing to sneeze at

    Noun

    (wikipedia sneeze) (en noun)
  • An act of sneezing.

    • Synonyms

    * (medicine) sternutation * (medicine) ptarmus

    See also

    * achoo * bless you English irregular verbs

    sneezing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of producing a sneeze.
  • * 2011 , John O'Loughlin, Two Sides of the Same Coin
    • He would also have been exposed to the coughings and shufflings, comings and goings, questions and answers, wailings and slammings, snivellings and sneezings , etc., which figured so prominently in the reference room