てくてく (Tekuteku) — (walking a long distance) at a steady pace · Japanese Dictionary · Nantoka

Tekuteku

てくてく (Tekuteku) is a Japanese adverb meaning “(walking a long distance) at a steady pace, intently, earnestly, single-mindedly”.

Meanings

adverb, adverb (to)(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly

Examples

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.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).