Sternutation
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ZIP
A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

4 letters

BUZZ
Sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee"

FIZZ
An effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)

GASP
A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted"

GULP
A spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing

HACK
Kick on the shins

HISS
A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

HUSH
(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"

LISP
A speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'

PANT
The noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)

PUFF
Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

SIGH
A sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"

SPIT
The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

WHIZ
A buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"

WIND
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"

5 letters

COUGH
Exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day"

SCUBA
A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

SHUSH
Silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'

SNIFF
Sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

SNORE
The act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

SNORT
A disrespectful laugh

SNUFF
Sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

SWISH
A brushing or rustling sound

WHISH
Move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"

6 letters

BREATH
The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"

FIZZLE
End weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

HICCUP
(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?"

SIZZLE
Seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with anger"

SQUASH
A game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets

SQUISH
The noise of soft mud being walked on

WHEEZE
Breathing with a husky or whistling sound

WHOOSH
The noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)

SNEEZE
Exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze"

7 letters

HISSING
A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

SNIFFLE
The act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

SNORING
The act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

SNUFFLE
Cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"

SPUTTER
An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

SQUELCH
An electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise

STERTOR
The act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

WHISTLE
Give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"

8 letters

AQUALUNG
A device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

IRONLUNG
Respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration

SIZZLING
Hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound; "a sizzling steak"; "a sizzling spell of weather"

SPLUTTER
An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

SNEEZING
A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose

9 letters

INHALATOR
A dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion

WHISTLING
The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

10 letters

ASPIRATION
The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

EXPIRATION
The act of expelling air from the lungs

INHALATION
The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

OXYGENTENT

11 letters

INSPIRATION
The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

RESPIRATION
The metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs

12 letters

STERNUTATION
A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose

13 letters

EFFERVESCENCE
The property of giving off bubbles