- past participle of constipate.
- past tense form 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
Lou is stuck and emotionally constipated, and needs to act and basically can’t, won’t, whatever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
If by chance I eat three in a day, I get constipated.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
In a matter of weeks Richard Parker became constipated and his bowel movements came no more than once a month, so my dangerous janitoring was hardly worth it from a sanitary point of view.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
