Vocab Info

A4 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, Noun

バタバタflapping, rattling (sound), noisily, clattering noise, commotion, kerfuffle

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        flapping, rattling, fluttering

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        (running) with a clatter, noisily, thrashing (around), floundering, flailing

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 3.

        (falling) one after another, in quick succession

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 4.

        busily, hurriedly, in a fluster, in a rush, rushing around, bustling about, scurrying

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 5.

        quickly, briskly, with dispatch

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    5. Noun

      1. 6.

    All Forms

    バタバタ、ばたばた

    Details

      • バ

      • タ

      • バ

      • タ

    Examples

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    • 強風(きょうふう)で洗濯(せんたく)物(もの)がバタバタと鳴(な)っている。

      The laundry is flapping in the strong wind.

    • 強風(きょうふう)で網戸(あみど)がバタバタと鳴(な)っています。

      The screen door is rattling in the strong wind.

    • 廊下(ろうか)をバタバタ走(はし)る子供(こども)たちを注意(ちゅうい)しました。

      I warned the children running noisily in the hallway.

    • 鳥(とり)がバタバタと音(おと)を出(だ)しながら羽(は)ばたきました。

      The bird flapped its wings while producing a noise.

    • 未知(みち)の感染(かんせん)症(しょう)で人(ひと)がバタバタと死(し)んでいて、恐怖(きょうふ)でしかない。

      With people dying one after another from an unknown infectious disease, there's nothing but fear.

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