バタバタばたばた
Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle
1.
flapping, rattling, fluttering
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2.
(running) with a clatter, noisily, thrashing (around), floundering, flailing
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, Particle
3.
(falling) one after another, in quick succession
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle
4.
busily, hurriedly, in a fluster, in a rush, rushing around, bustling about, scurrying
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, Particle
5.
quickly, briskly, with dispatch
onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Noun
6.
motorcycle, three-wheeler truck
colloquial
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かぜでまどのシャッターがバタバタとおとをたてていた。
風で窓のシャッターがバタバタと音を立てていた。
The window shutters were flapping noisily in the wind.
かれはしめきりにおわれて、いちにちじゅうバタバタとはしりまわっていた。
彼は締め切りに追われて、一日中バタバタと走り回っていた。
Chased by the deadline, he was rushing around all day.
かのじょはしごととかじのりょうりつでまいにちバタバタだ。
彼女は仕事と家事の両立で毎日バタバタだ。
She's busy rushing around every day balancing work and housework.
とつぜんのらいきゃくで、はははじゅんびにバタバタといそがしくしていた。
突然の来客で、母は準備にバタバタと忙しくしていた。
With the sudden visitors, my mother was bustling about busily preparing.
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