羽搏はばたき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

flapping of wings; flutter

Refers to the sound or motion of wings beating. Can be used literally for birds or insects, and metaphorically for striving or taking flight.

• 鳥とりの羽搏はばたきが聞きこえる。

  I can hear the flapping of a bird's wings.

• 蝶ちょうが羽搏はばたきをしている。

  The butterfly is fluttering its wings.