Adverb
Verb (する)
Onomatopoeic
1. flapping; rattling; fluttering
その時であった、バタバタという翼の音が聞こえてくる。It was then that I heard the flapping of wings.
2. (running) with a clatter; noisily; thrashing (around); floundering; flailing
そこで、バタバタと足音が迫る。Then, the sound of footsteps clattered closer.
3. (falling) one after another; in quick succession
インフルエンザで社員がバタバタと倒れた。Employees came down with the flu one after another.
Adverb
Verb (する)
Onomatopoeic
4. busily; hurriedly; in a fluster; in a rush; rushing around; bustling about; scurrying
さっきはバタバタしていましたから。I was rushing around earlier.
5. quickly; briskly; with dispatch
6. motorcycle; three-wheeler truck