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stertorous

[ stur-ter-uhs ]

adjective

  1. characterized by stertor or heavy snoring.
  2. breathing in this manner.


stertorous

/ ˈɜːəə /

adjective

  1. marked or accompanied by heavy snoring
  2. breathing in this way
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱٴǰdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈٱٴǰdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٱt·dzܲ· adverb
  • ٱt·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • Dz·ٱt·dzܲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stertorous1

First recorded in 1795–1805; stertor + -ous
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Example Sentences

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It was certainly odd that whenever she got into that lethargic state, with the stertorous breathing, she put the flowers from her; but that when she waked she clutched them close.

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Orr was breathing rhythmically with a noise that was stertorous and repulsive.

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It had something to do with his stertorous, slightly nasal-breathy way of speaking: a vocal tic to compare with De Niro or Brando.

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The unnerving sound of human breathing, at times gasping and stertorous, threads through it, before becoming the work's own death rattle as the music ebbs away.

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The Rolls-Royce gave a faintly stertorous sigh and began to move.

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