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stertorous

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ster·tor  (stûrtr)
n.
A heavy snoring sound in respiration.
[New Latin, from Latin stertere, to snore.]
sterto·rous adj.
sterto·rous·ly adv.
stertorous [ˈstɜːtərəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) marked or accompanied by heavy snoring
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) breathing in this way
stertorously  adv
stertorousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stertorous - of breathing having a heavy snoring sound
noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"
Translations
stertorous [ˈstɜːtərəs] ADJ (frm) → estertoroso
stertorous
adj (liter) breathing → röchelnd, rasselnd
stertorous [ˈstɜːtərəs] adj (frm) (breathing) → stertoroso/a
stertorous [ˈstɜːtərəs] adj (frm) (breathing) → stertoroso/a


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There was no need to think them dead, for their stertorous breathing and the acrid smell of laudanum in the room left no doubt as to their condition.
Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context
He listened in the passage, and could hear hard stertorous breathing.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
The morning wore on, and the old man's breathing grew stertorous.
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