ばたつく

Also written バタつく

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to flutter; to thrash around
2. to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around

Example sentences

• 蚊が羽を上下にばたつかせると、ブーンという特有の羽音が立つ。
  When mosquitoes beat their wings up and down, they produce a distinctive buzzing sound.

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