Stertorous

Pronunciation: /ˈstɜrtərəs/

Definitions of stertorous

adjective characterized by a harsh snoring or gasping sound

Example Sentences

A1 The baby's stertorous breathing worried the parents.

A2 The doctor listened to the patient's stertorous breathing with concern.

B1 The stertorous snoring coming from the next room kept me awake all night.

B2 The stertorous sound of the old engine signaled its impending breakdown.

C1 The stertorous gasps of the drowning man echoed through the empty warehouse.

C2 The stertorous wheezing of the asthma patient required immediate medical attention.

Examples of stertorous in a Sentence

formal The patient's breathing was stertorous, indicating a potential respiratory issue.

informal I could hear his stertorous breathing from across the room.

slang His stertorous snoring kept me up all night.

figurative The stertorous sound of the wind through the trees was oddly calming.

Grammatical Forms of stertorous

• past tense: stertored
• plural: stertorouses
• comparative: more stertorous
• superlative: most stertorous
• present tense: stertor
• future tense: will stertor
• perfect tense: have stertored
• continuous tense: is stertoring
• singular: stertorous
• positive degree: stertorous
• infinitive: to stertor
• gerund: stertoring
• participle: stertored

Origin and Evolution of stertorous

First Known Use: 0015 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'stertorous' originated from the Latin word 'stertor', which means a snoring or rattling sound.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a noisy or labored breathing sound, 'stertorous' has evolved to also refer to any loud or harsh noise.