stertorous
Americanadjective
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marked or accompanied by heavy snoring
-
breathing in this way
Other Word Forms
- poststertorous adjective
- stertorously adverb
- stertorousness noun
Etymology
Origin of stertorous
Example Sentences
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And then Lucy’s breathing became stertorous again, and all at once it ceased.
From Literature
Orr was breathing rhythmically with a noise that was stertorous and repulsive.
From Literature
It had something to do with his stertorous, slightly nasal-breathy way of speaking: a vocal tic to compare with De Niro or Brando.
From The Guardian
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.
From The Guardian
The Rolls-Royce gave a faintly stertorous sigh and began to move.
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