Meaning
どたばた (dotabata) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “noise; thumping”.
Example sentences 9
家の中をどたばた走り回ってはいけません
Don't run noisily inside the house.
どたばたしても始まらない.
It's no use making a fuss about it now.
彼らはどたばたと走ってやって来た。
They came running bustlingly.
少年たちは2階でどたばた暴れていた。
The boys were banging about upstairs.
子供たちは2階でどたばたして叱られた.
The little children were scolded for making too much noise upstairs.
ドタバタ芸ながらもおおらかな雰囲気が楽しめる。
Although this is a slapstick, the audience can still enjoy an easy-going atmosphere.
わめき声とどたばた、ピストルの閃光と銃声、そのなかでもひときわ大きな声が僕の耳に響いた。
Cries and confusion, the flashes and reports of pistol-shots, and one loud groan rang in my ears.
甥っ子と姪っ子が遊びに来たのはいいが、朝から晩までどたばたと家中を走り回り、うるさくて仕方がない。
It's great that my nephew and niece came over to play, but they're so annoying making such a racket running all over the house all day that I can't stand it.
レナードがウェザースという名の、ティボリで軽業師やどたばた喜劇の芸人として演じている若い男を紹介した。
Leonard introduced them to a young fellow named Weathers who was performing at the Tivoli as an acrobat and knockabout artiste.