こっそり

こっそり · kossori · JLPT N2 · adverb

stealthily

🐱 Sounds like cos sorry: you sneak away, whispering sorry under your breath

A mimetic (onomatopoeic) word for quiet, unnoticed movement or action. The small tsu in the middle gives it a clipped, hushed sound.

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