sneeze

Opening windows where possible and practising good hygiene - using and then binning a tissue for coughs and sneezes and washing your hands - can help prevent this.

Penelope jumped to her feet, sneezing with gusto.

Then she buried her head under a pillow, from which some sort of unidentifiable, repetitive, smothered sound—weeping? sneezing? giggling?—could be heard.

It tickled the lady’s nose and brought on more sneezes that sent hairpins flying every which way.

“Blast these sneezing fits! Coming down with a bit of a cold, I’m afraid.”