GRE vocabulary
stertorous
marked by heavy, labored breathing that resembles snoring
In a sentence
Stertorous in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing stertorous in a sentence.
The patient's stertorous breathing echoed through the quiet ward.
Synonyms
snoringwheezinggasping
Antonyms
None listed.
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Common questions
Questions about “stertorous”
Stertorous (adjective) means marked by heavy, labored breathing that resembles snoring
Here is stertorous used in an example sentence: "The patient's stertorous breathing echoed through the quiet ward."
Common synonyms for stertorous include snoring, wheezing, gasping.
Stertorous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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