What does バタバタ mean?
バタバタ is a Japanese adverb meaning “flapping; rattling; fluttering” in English. It can also be translated as “(running) with a clatter, (falling) one after another, busily” depending on context. It is written as バタバタ in hiragana, and batabata in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.