What does the word stertorous mean?
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Stertorously.
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Snoring.
Part of speech: adverb
Part of speech: adjective
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Usage examples for stertorous
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Then they heard Purley arranging and re- arranging his bed against his door, and tumbling down upon it, like a man utterly overcome by fatigue and drowsiness; after which all was silent, until the stertorous breathing of the bailiff assured them of the depth of his sleep. – Cruel As The Grave by Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth
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At the door of the chamber Hugo caught the sound of hoarse, stertorous breathing. – Balzac by Frederick Lawton
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The new- comers followed Morin down into the evil little cabin, where he warned them in a stertorous whisper: Not a sound, mind you. – Rainbow's End by Rex Beach