stertorous

[ stur-ter-uhs ]

/ ˈstɜr tər əs /

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adjective

characterized by stertor or heavy snoring.

breathing in this manner.

Origin of stertorous

First recorded in 1795–1805; stertor + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM stertorous

ster·to·rous·ly, adverbster·to·rous·ness, nounpost·ster·to·rous, adjective

Words nearby stertorous

steroid hormone, steroidogenesis, steroid ulcer, sterol, stertor, stertorous, stet, stethalgia, Ste.-Thérèse, stetho-, stethogoniometer

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Example sentences from the Web for stertorous

But in a moment the silence was broken by a deep, stertorous rattle.
Ghetto Tragedies|Israel Zangwill
When coma or profound stupor exists, it may become jerking and spasmodic, or even simulate the stertorous respiration of apoplexy.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Flinging the door open, he confronted the startled bar-keeper empurpled and stertorous.
Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories|Bret Harte
Nor did he stir again; only there came the sound of his stertorous breathing to indicate that he slept.
In the Brooding Wild|Ridgwell Cullum

Breathing slow and stertorous, pulse weak, countenance livid.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology|W. G. Aitchison Robertson

British Dictionary definitions for stertorous

stertorous

/ (ˈstɜːtərəs) /

adjective

marked or accompanied by heavy snoring

breathing in this way

Derived forms of stertorous

stertorously, adverbstertorousness, noun

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单词	stertorous
释义	stertorous [ stur-ter-uhs ] / ˈstɜr tər əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stertorous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective characterized by stertor or heavy snoring. breathing in this manner. Origin of stertorous First recorded in 1795–1805; stertor + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM stertorous ster·to·rous·ly, adverbster·to·rous·ness, nounpost·ster·to·rous, adjective Words nearby stertorous steroid hormone, steroidogenesis, steroid ulcer, sterol, stertor, stertorous, stet, stethalgia, Ste.-Thérèse, stetho-, stethogoniometer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stertorous But in a moment the silence was broken by a deep, stertorous rattle. Ghetto Tragedies\|Israel Zangwill When coma or profound stupor exists, it may become jerking and spasmodic, or even simulate the stertorous respiration of apoplexy. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various Flinging the door open, he confronted the startled bar-keeper empurpled and stertorous. Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories\|Bret Harte Nor did he stir again; only there came the sound of his stertorous breathing to indicate that he slept. In the Brooding Wild\|Ridgwell Cullum Breathing slow and stertorous, pulse weak, countenance livid. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology\|W. G. Aitchison Robertson British Dictionary definitions for stertorous stertorous / (ˈstɜːtərəs) / adjective marked or accompanied by heavy snoring breathing in this way Derived forms of stertorous stertorously, adverbstertorousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stertorous discordant, loud, strident, harsh, vociferous, blatant, jarring, raucous, throaty, gruff, gravelly, acute, brusque, cacophonous, dissonant, dry, grating, grinding, hoarse, husky
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stertorous

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stertorous

adjective

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