Components
はばたく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
羽ばたく
BOOST
Reading : はばたく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to flap (wings)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 45,853 which gives a rank of 34,608
羽ばたく is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 84,000 (about 3,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 43 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
てんし
天使
はなし
するその
ばたき
こえる
であろう
Speak of angels, and you will hear their wings.
ことり
小鳥
ものおと
物音
はばたきして
った

The birds fluttered away at the noise.
とり
つばさ
はばたかせた
The bird flapped its wings.
はばたく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 135,000 (about 717,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 43 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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羽撃く
BOOST
Reading : はばたく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 193,000 (about 315,000 results)
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羽搏く
BOOST
Reading : はばたく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 244,000 (about 26,400 results)
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ウ   はね feather   わ counter for birds   
ゲキ   う to trounce, to beat   
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シュ   hand   て    た-    
the car and the lance shaft
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シャ   くるま car   
lance shaft   
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キ    table   
また again   
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