stertorous

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    of breathing having a heavy snoring sound

Word Origin

stertorous (adj.)
"characterized by snoring," 1802, from Modern Latin stertor (from Latin stertere "to snore," from PIE imitative root *pster-) + -ous. Related: Stertorously; stertorousness.

Example

1. Her breathing became loud and stertorous .
2. Mrs. tremaine grew more and more worried at his pallid face and stertorous breathing .

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