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incessantly

/ɪnˈsɛs.ənt.li/ adverb C2
  1. In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing. · He jabbered incessantly and annoyed everyone.
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And yet you incessantly stand on your head—
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 32 · B2
Lydia talked incessantly of lottery tickets, of the fish she had lost and the fish she had won; and Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 95 · B2
“It was a joke, my good sir—a practical joke, nothing more,” he whined incessantly.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 66 · C1
What a pity that I should have missed him!” He spoke unconcernedly, but his small light eyes glanced incessantly from the girl to me.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 86 · C1

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