NichiDict

ばたばた

[batabata]

Meanings

1.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

flapping; rattling; fluttering

2.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

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

3.AdverbAdv-to

(falling) one after another; in quick succession

4.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

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

5.AdverbAdv-to

quickly; briskly; with dispatch

6.Noun

motorcycle; three-wheeler truck

Examples

鳥がばたばた羽を動かしている。

The bird is flapping its wings

今日はばたばた忙しい一日だった。

Today was a hectic busy day

窓がばたばた音を立てている。

The window is rattling