stertorous


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ster·tor

 (stûr′tər)
n.
A heavy snoring sound in respiration.
[New Latin, from Latin stertere, to snore.]
ster′to·rous adj.
ster′to·rous·ly adv.
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stertorous

(ˈstɜːtərəs)
adj
1. (Physiology) marked or accompanied by heavy snoring
2. (Physiology) breathing in this way
ˈstertorously adv
ˈstertorousness n
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ster•to•rous

(ˈstɜr tər əs)

adj.
1. characterized by stertor or heavy snoring.
2. breathing in this manner.
[1795–1805]
ster′to•rous•ly, adv.
ster′to•rous•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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Translations

stertorous

[ˈstɜːtərəs] ADJ (frm) → estertoroso
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stertorous

adj (liter) breathing → röchelnd, rasselnd
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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.
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He listened in the passage, and could hear hard stertorous breathing.
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Howbeit, the day has ebbed away, and it is night in his room before his stertorous breathing lulls or his fixed eyes show any consciousness of the candle that is occasionally passed before them.
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His last effort caused him to roll over on his back, and there he lay looking up at the stars, while behind him, coming ever nearer and nearer, he could hear the laborious shuffling, and the stertorous breathing of the Russian.
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At the time of their arrival her ladyship's condition was comatose, her breathing being highly stertorous. If we are rightly informed, Doctor Softly and the other medical gentlemen present gave it as their opinion that if the pulse of the venerable sufferer did not rally in the course of a quarter of au hour at most, very lamentable results might be anticipated.
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The last flask was opened, and we drank it between us, to the accompaniment of Scotty's stertorous breathing.
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From time to time, she drew a heavy stertorous breath, like a person oppressed in sleeping.
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