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No. 814 in Japanese

まくっ

It seems like there might be a typo in "まくっ." If you meant "まく" (maku), it means "to roll," "to wind," or "to scatter" in English, depending on context.

In a sentence

  • 映画のラストで彼はたばこをまくって吸い始めた。

    At the end of the movie, he rolled up a cigarette and started smoking.

    まくって is a verb conjugation of the verb 巻く, meaning to 'roll up', used in this context to describe the action of rolling a cigarette.

  • 彼女は本を一気に読みまくった。

    She read through the books energetically.

    読みまくった conveys the idea of reading vigorously or with enthusiasm, originating from the auxiliary construction まくる attached to the verb 読む.

  • 今日の試合で彼らは点を取りまくった。

    In today's match, they kept scoring points continuously.

    取りまくった emphasizes the continuous and vigorous act of scoring, using まくる affixed to the verb 取る.

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