Vocab Info
A4 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, Noun
バタバタflapping, rattling (sound), noisily, clattering noise, commotion, kerfuffle
Dictionary Definition
Common
Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
1.
flapping, rattling, fluttering
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word2.
(running) with a clatter, noisily, thrashing (around), floundering, flailing
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, と-adverb
3.
(falling) one after another, in quick succession
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
4.
busily, hurriedly, in a fluster, in a rush, rushing around, bustling about, scurrying
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, と-adverb
5.
quickly, briskly, with dispatch
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Noun
6.
All Forms
バタバタ、ばたばた
Details
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Examples
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強風で洗濯物がバタバタと鳴っている。
The laundry is flapping in the strong wind.
強風で網戸がバタバタと鳴っています。
The screen door is rattling in the strong wind.
鳥がバタバタと音を出しながら羽ばたきました。
The bird flapped its wings while producing a noise.
廊下をバタバタ走る子供たちを注意しました。
I warned the children running noisily in the hallway.
家の中をバタバタと走っている子供に注意をしました。
I warned the children running noisily around the house.
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