Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigDictionary
was constipated
verb
Past of constipate
Exact(12)
India, he wrote, was "constipated with a lot of humbug".
Ngaiire had a startling line in onstage banter, admitting to the crowd that while they were the least experimental band on the bill "I was constipated today so I've taken four laxatives.
She seemed engaged throughout it all, scribbling in her notebooks like a dutiful student during meetings, keeping a straight, earnest face even when one Nigerian religious leader told her he was "constipated with ideas".
When his assistant, played by Carrie Brownstein, confesses to having skipped work for two days because she was constipated, he offers a sage reminder: "The whole world is out there constipated!
"[The goldfish] was constipated because he had a lump blocking his bottom, rather than because of his diet or any other reason," she said.
The owner took his ailing fish to Toll Barn Veterinary Centre in North Walsham where vets told him it was constipated and an operation would cost about £300.
Similar(48)
Here are some other reasons to see your doctor: Here are some other reasons to see your doctor: You have severe constipation and have never been constipated before.
None of the healthy controls were constipated according to the Rome III constipation criteria.
Carlo, predictably, had been constipated.
Half the population is constipated!
"We basically have a world that's constipated.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com