stertorous

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstɜː.təɹ.əs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈstɝ.tɚ.əs/

Adjective

stertorous (comparative more stertorous, superlative most stertorous)

Sounding like snoring or snorting.
- 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter IX:
  Baldy had not moved since lying down, and his regular and somewhat sterterous breathing […] told Monica that he was alive and resting comfortably.

Derived terms

stertorously

Related terms

stertor

Translations

Sounding like snoring

Bulgarian: хрипкав (bg) (hrípkav)
Czech: chroptivý, chroptící
Finnish: korahteleva, koriseva (fi)
French: stertoreux (fr)
German: röchelnd (de)

Russian: тяжёлый (ru) (tjažólyj), хрипящий (ru) (xripjaščij), затруднённый (ru) (zatrudnjónnyj), стерторозный (stertoroznyj)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: хроптав

Roman: hroptav (sh)
Spanish: estertoroso

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