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Meaning of "colicky" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLICKY

colicky  [ˈkɒlɪkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLICKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colicky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COLICKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Colic

Colic or cholic is a form of pain which starts and stops abruptly. It occurs due to muscular contractions of a hollow tube in attempt to relieve the obstruction by forcing content out. It may be accompanied by vomiting and sweating. Types include: ▪ Baby colic, a condition, usually in infants, characterized by incessant crying ▪ Renal colic, a pain in the flank, characteristic of kidney stones ▪ Biliary colic, blockage by a gallstone of the common bile duct or cystic duct ▪ Horse colic, a potentially fatal condition experienced by horses, caused by intestinal displacement or blockage ▪ Devon colic, an affliction caused by lead poisoning ▪ Painter's colic or lead poisoning...

Definition of colicky in the English dictionary

The definition of colicky in the dictionary is relating to or suffering from colic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLICKY


al-Maliki
ælˈmælɪkɪ
dickey
ˈdɪkɪ
entelechy
ɛnˈtɛlɪkɪ
frolicky
ˈfrɒlɪkɪ
garlicky
ˈɡɑːlɪkɪ
hickey
ˈhɪkɪ
mickey
ˈmɪkɪ
micky
ˈmɪkɪ
picky
ˈpɪkɪ
pilgarlicky
pɪlˈɡɑːlɪkɪ
psyche
ˈsaɪkɪ
quickie
ˈkwɪkɪ
reiki
ˈreɪkɪ
rollicky
ˈrɒlɪkɪ
shaky
ˈʃeɪkɪ
smart-alecky
ˌsmɑːtˈælɪkɪ
sticky
ˈstɪkɪ
tricky
ˈtrɪkɪ
Vicky
ˈvɪkɪ
wiki
ˈwɪkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLICKY

coley
colibri
colic
colicin
colicine
colicroot
colicweed
colies
coliform
coliform bacteria
Coligni
Coligny
Colima
colin
colinearity
coliphage
coliseum
colistin
colitic
colitis

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLICKY

bricky
finicky
gimmicky
hystericky
icky
kicky
nit-picky
nonsticky
panicky
phthisicky
picnicky
plasticky
pricky
rheumaticky
shticky
staticky
thicky
trafficky
ungimmicky
Zwicky

Synonyms and antonyms of colicky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «colicky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLICKY

Find out the translation of colicky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of colicky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colicky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

疝气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cólico
570 millions of speakers

English

colicky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोलिकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصاب بمغص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колики
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cólica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেটের শূলবেদনাযুক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coliques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Colicky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kolikartige
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

疝痛の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

복통
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Colicky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị đau bụng nặng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வயிற்றுவலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Colicky
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kolik türünden
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coliche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коліки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colici
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολικούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

colicky
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kolik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kolikk
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLICKY»

The term «colicky» is regularly used and occupies the 64.860 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLICKY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colicky

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLICKY»

Discover the use of colicky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colicky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Keys to Calming the Fussy Baby
About half of these babies will -L A.fuss to the degree that they are labeled as colicky. The difference between the terms "colicky" and "fussy" is primarily that of cause and degree, although there is a large overlap between these two types of ...
William Sears, 1991
2
Abdominal pain
Ill Stenosis colic (navel), 317 high rectal (flanks), 298 hypertrophic pyloric (colicky epigast.), 103 intermittent pyloric (colicky epigast.), 102 mitral (lumbar region, acute, cont.), 275 of common duct (colicky epigast.), 91 Stomach, anacidity ( colicky ...
Norbert Ortner, 1922
3
Soothing Your Colicky Baby:
The 48-page eBook, “Understanding And Treating Body Colic,” tells you exactly how you can help your distressed infant. Utterly free of confusing medical lingo, this book teaches you how to successfully identify and treat baby colic.
Jessie Castro, 2014
4
Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Their results showed that colicky babies had significantly shorter periods of ' longest continuous time asleep' and longer periods of 'longest time awake' than other infants.45 St. James-Roberts et al. found that colicky infants slept on average ...
Stephen H. Sheldon, Meir H. Kryger, Richard Ferber, 2014
5
What to Do for Head
ABDOMEN COLICKY PAINS 226 Abdominal colic compelling to walk bent — RHUS TOX. 211 Colicky pain in Abdomen returns at the same hour — ARANEA DIAD 224 Colicky pains and burning in small spots in Abdomen — OXALIC ACID  ...
D. Lenst, 2002
6
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most ...
A baby cannot be called colicky unless he is gaining well on breastfeeding alone. The babv who is not gaining well is probably trying because he is hungry. Mow often do mothers come to the clinic saying the baby is not gaining well, and in ...
Jack Newman, Teresa Pitman, 2006
7
Sapira's Art & Science of Bedside Diagnosis
Colicky Pain Originates from a Hollow Viscus If the pain is colicky, one knows that it is not coming from the liver, spleen, or kidney but could be coming from the bowel or the ureters. (Ureteral pain is easy to recognize because of its location in  ...
Jane M. Orient, Joseph D. Sapira, 2010
8
Homoeopathic Snap Shot Prescriber
... nausea and vomiting : Cl. P. (12) Colicky pain, after food, immediately Colicky pain, after food, 2/3 hours Colicky pain, after eating, with diarrhoea or constipation Colicky pain, bending backward Colicky pain, bending forward Colicky pain, ...
A. C. Dutta, 2005
9
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
Dr. St. _]ames-Roberts used the term “persistent criers" to describe extremely fussy/colicky infants. At six weeks of age, the extremely fussy/colicky infants slept significantly less than noncolicky infants (12.5 versus 13.8 hours per day).
Marc Weissbluth, M.D., 2009
10
Helping Your Child Sleep Through the Night
Parents of colicky babies should also feel reassured by the knowledge that colic develops in otherwise normal babies who have healthy family situations. Soothing and settling down a colicky baby is the greatest challenge of this condition.
Joanne Cuthbertson, Susie Schevill, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLICKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colicky is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Colicky Baby Does Not Mean An Uncontrollable Cryer
Colicky babies are not uncontrollable cryers or difficult babies. Rather, babies who have colic are going through a lot of physical pain, and the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Dad shows off 17 clever ways to hold a baby in funny video
Our daughter was extremely colicky and our son was just a squirmy baby. They each also had special holds that would ease their discomfort. «BabyCenter, Jul 15»
3
Passion, stamina and dose of realism
From caring for a colicky baby to the seven-day-a-week schedule of HDA, the first year was a major challenge. Looking back on that time, ... «Haliburton County Echo, Jul 15»
4
Examining the illusion of happiness, and its impact
In the story we started this article with, Jennifer may have persevered had her baby slept peacefully and not been assailed by colicky pain in ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
5
Review: 'Closer to God' Offers a Modern-Day Frankenstein Tale
He persistently exploits the visceral impact of the colicky distress of infants, employing wails and cries so often that they prove less chilling than ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Lewis Black coming to Fargo, Bismarck
Colicky as a baby, it seems he was destined to be angry and easily irritated. His mother, a teacher, and his father, a mechanical engineer, ... «DL-Online, Jul 15»
7
Parenting Website Kids in the House Provides Helpful Videos To …
Stay at home mother Debi Cox provides tips on dealing with a colicky baby. She says that if a child has colic, it is the hardest thing that any ... «Press Release Rocket, Jul 15»
8
The Torture of Our Tired Times and What to Do About Our Sleep …
Why is this ritual devoted to the colicky turkeys like my first born that preferred to holler like the wolves after dark, and not their mama's that fall ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Happiness is an illusion - seek contentment instead
In the story we started this article with, Jennifer may have persevered had her baby slept peacefully and not been assailed by colicky pain in ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
10
Missoula Farmers Market: Fresh herbs add flavor, have health benefits
... expel gas, reduce fevers, settle a colicky baby, lower blood pressure, improve circulation, relieve muscle exhaustion, reduce excess mucous ... «The Missoulian, Jun 15»

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