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Stertorous Stur Tuh Ruhs Adjective Characterized Heavy Snoring Gasping Sound

Front stertorous \STUR-tuh-ruhs\
Back adjective
Characterized by a heavy snoring or gasping sound; hoarsely breathing.

[Stertorous derives from Latin stertere, "to snore."]

"As pianist Dezso Ranki pounds and weaves at the keys, his breathing is at times so stertorous one could swear that someone in the audience is snoring."

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