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ぱたぱた

パタパタ

Readings

パタパタぱたぱた

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adv, adv-to, vsflapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug); whap-whap
  2. 2.
    adv, adv-topitter-patter (of footsteps)
  3. 3.
    adv, adv-toquickly (making progress); in quick succession

Example sentences

ぱたぱたと足跡を立てて、エントランスへと駆けてゆく。

With a pitter-patter of footsteps she runs off to the entrance.

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ぱたぱたパタパタ

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

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