constipate
verb (used with object)
to cause constipation in; make costive.
constipating
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present participleof constipate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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I take a pain medication that is very constipating.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2018
But in addition to being uncomfortably constipating, it can be toxic, even deadly, to the heart.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2016
It is constipating, so he has to take daily stool softeners.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2010
In other sections of the South, some top their meals with a savory tablespoon of dirt, believing that it is "good for them," despite its constipating effects.
From Time Magazine Archive
To avoid the constipating effects, I have always had mixed, before baking, one part of prepared oatmeal with two parts of flour, this compound I have found both nourishing, and regulating to the bowels.
From Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children by Pye Henry Chavasse
