Pronunciation: /ˈstɜrtər/
noun a heavy snoring or gasping sound
A1 The doctor heard stertor coming from the patient's lungs.
A2 The stertor of the old man's breathing could be heard throughout the room.
B1 The nurse recognized the stertor as a symptom of a respiratory issue.
B2 The stertor was so loud that it kept the other patients awake at night.
C1 The doctor's quick diagnosis of the stertor saved the patient's life.
C2 The stertor was a clear indication of the severity of the patient's condition.
verb not applicable
A1 The baby stertored loudly in her sleep.
A2 The old man stertored quietly while napping in his chair.
B1 The sick patient stertored heavily due to congestion in his chest.
B2 The dog stertored loudly after running around the park all day.
C1 The elderly woman stertored softly as she slept peacefully in her bed.
C2 The man's stertoring could be heard throughout the entire house, causing concern for his health.
adjective not applicable
A1 The stertor sound coming from the old car was concerning.
A2 The stertor breathing of the sleeping dog indicated he was unwell.
B1 The stertor coughing of the patient prompted the nurse to call the doctor.
B2 The stertor snoring of the man kept his roommate awake all night.
C1 The stertor gasping of the swimmer indicated he was struggling in the water.
C2 The stertor wheezing of the asthmatic patient required immediate medical attention.
adverb not applicable
A1 The baby slept stertorously in the crib.
A2 The old man breathed stertorously as he struggled to climb the stairs.
B1 The patient's chest rose and fell stertorously as he lay in the hospital bed.
B2 The sound of stertorous breathing filled the room, signaling the onset of a severe asthma attack.
C1 The stertorous gasps of the drowning man echoed through the silent night.
C2 The stertorous wheezing of the injured hiker could be heard from miles away.
pronoun not applicable
A1 What is that stertor?
A2 The stertor was loud and disturbing.
B1 The doctor diagnosed the stertor as a symptom of a respiratory issue.
B2 The stertor could be heard throughout the entire house.
C1 The stertor indicated a serious underlying health condition.
C2 The stertor was so intense that it woke up the entire neighborhood.
preposition not applicable
A1 The dog ran stertor the fence.
A2 She placed the book stertor the table.
B1 The children hid stertor the bushes during the game of hide and seek.
B2 The thief slipped stertor the back door unnoticed.
C1 The detective followed the suspect stertor the alley.
C2 The artist carefully arranged the paintings stertor the gallery walls.
conjunction not applicable
A1 I woke up with a stertor and realized I had a stuffy nose.
A2 He had trouble breathing, stertor he managed to make it to the doctor.
B1 The stertor of his snoring kept me up all night.
B2 The patient's stertor indicated a possible respiratory issue.
C1 The stertor in his breathing was a cause for concern among the medical team.
C2 Despite the stertor in her breathing, she remained calm and composed during the emergency.
interjection not applicable
A1 Stertor! I don't like spiders.
A2 Stertor! What a surprise to see you here.
B1 Stertor! Please pass me the salt.
B2 Stertor! I can't believe you did that.
C1 Stertor! How could you be so careless?
C2 Stertor! That was a close call.
article not applicable
A1 The dog's stertor could be heard from across the room.
A2 The patient's stertor indicated a possible respiratory issue.
B1 The doctor recognized the stertor as a symptom of sleep apnea.
B2 The stertor was so loud that it woke up everyone in the house.
C1 The stertor was a concerning sign of the patient's deteriorating health.
C2 The stertor was so pronounced that it prompted immediate medical attention.
formal The patient exhibited stertor, indicating a blockage in the airway.
informal I could hear his stertor from across the room, he must be really congested.
slang His stertor was so loud, it sounded like he was snoring with a stuffy nose.
figurative The sound of the wind through the trees was like a gentle stertor in the quiet forest.
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