どたんばたん

adverb taking the 'to' particle, adverb

banging around; thumping and crashing

Onomatopoeic word describing the sound and commotion of heavy objects or bodies banging around, as in a fight or roughhousing.

• 隣となりの部屋へやでどたんばたんと大おおきな音おとがした。

  There was a loud banging noise in the next room.

• 子こ供どもたちがどたんばたんと走はしり回まわっている。

  The children are running around with a lot of thumping and crashing.