noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of snoring, especially heavy snoring. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound wordnet
3. 3
   A snoring sound, as for example even during wakefulness in infants with breathing difficulties. countable, uncountable

   "stertorous respirations"

Synonyms

All synonyms

snoreaqua lungaqua-lungartificial respirationaspirationassibilation

Etymology

From Latin stertō (“I snore”).

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