パタパタ
patapata

Suru Verb
To-Adverb

1. flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; whack-whack (e.g. beating dust out of a rug); whap-whap

Onomatopoeia
To-Adverb

2. pitter-patter (of footsteps)

Onomatopoeia
ぱたぱたと足跡 あしあと てて、エントランスへと けてゆく。
patapatato ashiatō tatete entoransueto kakete yuku.
With a pitter-patter of footsteps she runs off to the entrance.
To-Adverb

3. quickly (making progress); in quick succession

Onomatopoeia
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