stertorous

stertorous

English

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

stertorous (comparative more stertorous, superlative most stertorous)

1. 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