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てくてく (tekuteku)

steadily

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Meaning

てくてく (tekuteku) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “steadily”.

Example sentences 4

駅えきまでてくてく歩あるいていきました

I plodded to the station.

電車がなかったので家までてくてく歩いて帰った.

Since there were no trains running, I had to trudge along all the way home.

この暑あつさに10マイルもてくてく歩あるくのはたまらない。

I can't bear to tramp ten miles in this heat.

この暑さに10マイルもてくてく歩くのはたまらない.

I can't bear to tramp ten miles in this heat.

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