Synonyms for stertorous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : stur-ter-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɜr tər əs |
Top 10 synonyms for stertorous Other synonyms for the word stertorous
- asthmatic
- atonal
- blaring
- blatant
- blown
- boisterous
- braying
- breathy
- brusque
- cacophonous
- choking
- clamorous
- clashing
- cracked
- croaking
- croaky
- croupy
- dissonant
- dry
- ear-piercing
- emphysematous
- exhausted
- gasping
- grating
- grinding
- growling
- gruff
- gulping
- guttural
- hoarse
- husky
- indistinct
- inharmonious
- jangling
- jarring
- noisy
- obstreperous
- out of breath
- panting
- piercing
- ragged
- rasping
- rough
- scratching
- screeching
- sharp
- short of breath
- short-winded
- spent
- squawking
- squawky
- squeaky
- stentorian
- stertorous
- stridulant
- stridulous
- thick
- uneven
- unharmonious
- unmusical
- vociferant
- wheezing
- whispering
- winded
Définition of stertorous
Origin :- 1802, from Modern Latin stertor (from Latin stertere "to snore") + -ous.
- As in raucous : adj noisy, rough
- As in strident : adj harsh, shrill
- As in breathless : adj unable to respire normally
- As in hoarse : adj raspy in voice
- There was something ominous about the spasmodic and stertorous breathing.
- Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
- With that enigmatical comment he was silent save for stertorous breathing.
- Extract from : « Desert Dust » by Edwin L. Sabin
- He seemed in a profound stupor, but there was no stertorous breathing.
- Extract from : « Ladies-In-Waiting » by Kate Douglas Wiggin
- The only sound was the stertorous breathing of the unconscious guard.
- Extract from : « Gold in the Sky » by Alan Edward Nourse
- Anne shook him, but he did not awake, his breathing being slow and stertorous.
- Extract from : « The Trumpet-Major » by Thomas Hardy
- There was no sound now but of Markart's stertorous breathing.
- Extract from : « Sophy of Kravonia » by Anthony Hope
- The only evidence of life about him was the sound of stertorous breathing.
- Extract from : « The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel » by Marvin Dana
- Eugene could scarcely stand the sickening, stertorous breathing.
- Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
- But in a moment the silence was broken by a deep, stertorous rattle.
- Extract from : « Ghetto Tragedies » by Israel Zangwill
- But there was none of the stertorous breathing that preceded trance.
- Extract from : « Sight Unseen » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Antonyms for stertorous
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