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バタバタ

Readings

バタバタばたばた

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adv, adv-to, vsflapping; rattling; fluttering
  2. 2.
    adv, adv-to, vs(running) with a clatter; noisily; thrashing (around); floundering; flailing
  3. 3.
    adv, adv-to(falling) one after another; in quick succession
  4. 4.
    adv, adv-to, vsbusily; hurriedly; in a fluster; in a rush; rushing around; bustling about; scurrying
  5. 5.
    adv, adv-toquickly; briskly; with dispatch
  6. 6.
    nmotorcycle; three-wheeler truck

Example sentences

赤ん坊は足をばたばたさせて泣きわめいていた。

The baby was kicking and screaming.

彼はいつもばたばたと活動している。

He is always up and doing.

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flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

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