ぱたぱた
Meanings
Adverb
Adverb taking と
Suru verb
1. flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug); whap-whap (Onomatopoeia)
Adverb
Adverb taking と
2. pitter-patter (of footsteps) (Onomatopoeia)
3. quickly (making progress); in quick succession (Onomatopoeia)
Other readings
Examples2
ぱたぱたと
With a pitter-patter of footsteps she runs off to the entrance.
風
The wind is blowing, and the flags are fluttering.