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neeze

The English word “neeze” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To sneeze.

Etymology

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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