Illustration: In an apartment entryway, a dog stands close against its owner's leg, persistently pawing her knee while holding its walking leash in its mouth. Its paw is already lifting for another tap, and its gaze remains fixed on her face.

しきりに

shikirini

eagerly, insistently

Example sentences

トムはしきりに新車しんしゃを買かいたがっている。
Tom is eager to buy a new car.
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彼女かのじょはしきりに帰かえりたがっていた。
She was eager to go home.
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少年しょうねんはしきりに自転車じてんしゃを欲ほしがった。
The boy was anxious for a bicycle.
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