The adjective "stertorous" describes a heavy snoring or gasping sound, indicating difficult breathing.
L'aggettivo "stertorous" descrive un respiro rumoroso, come un russare pesante o un rantolo.
| Front | stertorous \STUR-tuh-ruhs\ |
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| 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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