sneezing
n.— «This caused fuel to build up before back-firing, or “sneezing” in air force parlance, sending flames shooting from the rear of one of the Boeing’s two Rolls Royce engines.» —“Mid-air emergency as military plane has ‘sneezing’ fit” Stuff (New Zealand) July 29, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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