- past tense form of constipate.
- past participle of constipate.
constipated
Example Sentences
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"You could run into the extremes of eating too much, where if you're not drinking enough water to hydrate and exceed the amount of soluble and insoluble fiber, you can get constipated," Lee said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026
When Leonidas was just a month old, he was fussy and often constipated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
“It taught you to be a lot less constipated about having a bad idea or being made fun of,” he said of his time at Esquire.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
Elijah was healthy when he was sent home from hospital but was lethargic and severely constipated, which was initially thought to be jaundice.
From BBC ● May 14, 2023
Crosby started to smile, then held it back in a way that made him look seriously constipated.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
