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sneezle en · NOUN

Etymology

From sneeze + -le (frequentative suffix).

Meanings

  1. The act, or the sound of sneezling; sniffle.
    • Christopher Robin Had wheezles And sneezles, They bundled him Into His bed. 1947, Alan Alexander Milne, Sneezles: And Other Selections:

Forms

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sneezles Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

snizzle

sneezle en · VERB

Etymology

From sneeze + -le (frequentative suffix).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To sneeze continuously or multiple times.
    • "Like Christopher Robin, 'I wheezled and sneezled' throughout my childhood," Barry wrote. 1988, Marie Brenner, House of Dreams: The Bingham Family of Louisville, page 43:
    • He sniffed, snuffed, sneezled, snorked, and blinked back tears. 2015, Jack Cady, The Off Season:
  2. (transitive) To cause to sneeze.
    • The dust and the smokiness Got in my nose And tickled and sneezled me Down to my toes […] 1977, Nancy Dingman Watson, Blueberries Lavender: Songs of the Farmers' Children:

Forms

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sneezles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sneezled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sneezled Tense=Past lexicographic
sneezling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic