What is Sneezing? A Basic Definition

Sneeze \Sneeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sneezed; p. pr. & vb. n.
 
          Sneezing.] [OE.
         snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D.
         snuse
   to sniff, E. neese, and AS. fne['o]san.]
   To
         emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently,

           by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by

           irritation of the inner membrane of the nose.
   [1913
         Webster]

   Not to be sneezed at, not to be despised or
         contemned; not
      to be treated lightly. [Colloq.] "He
         had to do with old
      women who were not to be sneezed
         at." --Prof. Wilson.
      [1913 Webster]

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Off-site Sneezing Links, User Submitted

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Sun Jun 29

• YouTube - Sneezing Panda

Thu Jun 12

• Sneezecount

Mon May 26

• YouTube - Panda

Sun May 18

• Crazy Sneezing Panda

Fri May 16

• Panda Sneezing: Different panda sneezing.

Wed May 14

• Have you ever seen a grown panda sneeze [16 times in a row]

Tue May 13

• "Why we don't do it in our sleeves": Possible orientation video

Thu May 1

• The Straight Dope: Why do some people sneeze when going out into bright light?

Thu Apr 24

• Pollen.com - Your Local Pollen Reports and Allergy Forecasts including the only 4 Day Allergy Alert Forecast. If you suffer from allergies, get the 4 Day Allergy Forecast.

Tue Apr 22

• Re: Why do we sneeze when we look at the sun?

Wed Apr 16

• improvised air filter

Mon Apr 14

• Photic sneeze reflex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Further, the oft pleasurable nature of sneezing means that there is less demand for solutions to the reflex.[citati on needed]

Thu Apr 10

• The infinitely bad sneeze: You sneeze, which delays you by two seconds. It doesn't just delay you by two seconds, though; it also delays everyone waiting in line behind you. Forever.

Fri Mar 28

• disruption [creatività che rompe le convenzioni] - guerrilla, ambient, street e viral marketing, new media and advertising trends

Wed Mar 12

• Neatorama " Blog Archive " Things That Are (Almost) Impossible To Do With Your Body: I can do the first one

Sun Mar 9

• arm pain after sneezing - WrongDiagnosis .com
• Pain in arm from sneezing | Ask Metafilter
• Google Answers: Pain in Arms upon Sneezing or Other Activity

Wed Mar 5

• Planet Drugs - cheap online pharmacy: I have bought medicine for acne, allergy relief and even prescription medicines from PlanetDrugsDir ect.com - all from the comfort of my home. They are a great online drugstore / online pharmacy.

Mon Feb 18

• Nothing to Sneeze At: And other interesting results from researchers with some operating room.

Off-site Sneezing Research Links

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