colicky
/ˈkɒlɪki/adjective
उच्चारण कॉलिकी
उदरशूल से पीड़ित, पेट में मरोड़ वाला
Core word
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suffering from or caused by colic, a severe pain in the stomach and bowels, especially in babies
उदरशूल से पीड़ित, पेट में मरोड़ वाला
- The colicky baby cried for hours every evening.
- colicky pains in the abdomen
- A colicky baby often cries in the evening for no clear reason.
+ 2 more examples
- The doctor said her baby was colicky, not ill.
- He felt colicky pains after the heavy meal.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
colicky (adjective): suffering from colic
A colicky baby cries for long periods because of stomach pain. The word is used mainly of infants.
'Colicky' शिशु पेट दर्द के कारण लंबे समय तक रोता है। यह शब्द मुख्यतः शिशुओं के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The colicky baby cried every evening.
- Her son was colicky for three months.
colicky pain (adjective): of pain
Colicky also describes pain that comes in sharp waves, often in the stomach or kidney.
'Colicky' लहरों में आने वाले तीव्र दर्द का भी वर्णन करता है, प्रायः पेट या गुर्दे में।
- He felt a colicky pain in the lower abdomen.
be colicky / get colicky
Linking verbs like be, get and seem take colicky as a complement.
Be, get और seem जैसी linking verbs के बाद 'colicky' complement बनकर आता है।
- The baby gets colicky after every feed.
colicky vs. fussy
Colicky points to a medical cause (colic). Fussy only says a baby is difficult or irritable for any reason.
'Colicky' चिकित्सीय कारण (colic) की ओर संकेत करता है, जबकि 'fussy' केवल किसी भी कारण से चिड़चिड़े शिशु के लिए आता है।
- Not every fussy baby is colicky.
+Collocations 5
colicky + noun
babyinfantpaincrystomachevenings
- Colicky babies often cry in the evening.
adverb + colicky
verybadlyslightlyterriblymildly
- The infant was badly colicky for weeks.
verb + colicky baby
soothecarryrockfeedcomfort
- She rocked the colicky baby to sleep.
colicky + medical
colicky abdominal paincolicky kidney paincolicky crampscolicky spasms
- The doctor asked about the colicky cramps.
time words
colicky at nightcolicky in the eveningcolicky after feeding
- The baby is always colicky in the evening.
“More examples 6
- A warm cloth on the stomach may soothe a colicky baby.
पेट पर गरम कपड़ा रखने से colicky शिशु को आराम मिल सकता है।
- Radhika's nephew was colicky for his first two months.
राधिका का भतीजा अपने पहले दो महीने colicky रहा।
- Her colicky pain disappeared after the doctor gave medicine.
डॉक्टर के दवा देने के बाद उसका ऐंठन भरा दर्द ख़त्म हो गया।
- The neighbours were kind about the colicky baby's night cries.
पड़ोसी colicky शिशु के रात के रोने के प्रति दयालु थे।
- Mothers often massage a colicky baby's tummy gently.
माताएँ अक्सर colicky शिशु के पेट की हल्की मालिश करती हैं।
- The nurse showed the young mother how to hold a colicky baby against her shoulder.
नर्स ने युवा माँ को दिखाया कि colicky शिशु को कंधे से कैसे लगाना है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The baby is crying since morning because he is colicky.
✓ The baby has been crying since morning because he is colicky.
Since a point in time needs the present perfect continuous, not the simple present continuous.
किसी समय-बिंदु से जारी क्रिया के लिए present perfect continuous आता है।