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# How to pronounce "colick" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/kɒlɪk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **co·lick**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Archaic spelling of colic.

### Example Sentences
- "Colicky crying may also seem more intense than regular baby crying, and like an expression of pain."
- "crying colicky crying um it they compared those changes from the baseline to the first week of the intervention"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "colick" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "Basically, it’s colic if an infant cries for at least three hours a day, at least three days a week, for more than three weeks. Colicky crying may also seem more intense than regular baby crying, and like an expression of pain. And the usual things that console upset babies, like food or diaper changes, often have no effect."
- **Watch at 0:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vowicagzl7c&t=51s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "crying colicky crying um it they compared those changes from the baseline to the first week of the intervention"
- **Watch at 7:32**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Ll9j6R4nU&t=452s)

### Example 3
> "The child does some colicky thing, or something, and the mother does something immediately."
- **Watch at 25:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byx7jyC4pCQ&t=1545s)

### Example 4
> "So a baby is born without the capacity to to speak, but the mother quickly learns through nonverbals whether that child is colicky, whether or not that child needs just to be reassured,"
- **Watch at 29:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuiIvevLg40&t=1798s)

### Example 5
> "Julia hey I'm like a colicky table and up against against to think maybe bottome Janice out there vamos a nag me Shante everyone know me I'm like a I'm not a fake person or my job job if every person's in the immigrant you Joker's"
- **Watch at 0:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Tbb24It1U&t=6s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "The thought was it would work for colicky babies who have reflux."
- **Watch at 12:52**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUCoeYLhGLo&t=772s)

### Example 7
> "that was sending out constant notifications -- a miserable, colicky baby who would only sleep in a moving stroller with complete silence. I literally was walking 10 to 15 miles a day, and the baby weight came off."
- **Watch at 0:31**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c73Q8oQmwzo&t=31s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "After all, colicky infants often pull up their legs to their chests and pass gas during episodes of crying."
- **Watch at 1:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vowicagzl7c&t=70s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "Sometimes, babies who seem colicky may actually have a milk protein allergy or lactose intolerance."
- **Watch at 1:41**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vowicagzl7c&t=101s)

### Example 10
*Accent: US*
> "But that’s thought to explain less than 5% of colicky infants."
- **Watch at 1:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vowicagzl7c&t=106s)


## How to Pronounce "colick"

- **Syllables**: co · lick
- **IPA**: `/kɒlɪk/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “colick”?
“colick” is pronounced /kɒlɪk/ (co · lick). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “colick”?
“colick” has 2 syllables: co · lick.

### What does “colick” mean?
Archaic spelling of colic.

### How can I hear “colick” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “colick” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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