gikkon-battan
The rocking, creaking back-and-forth motion of a see-saw or any heavy rocking. Onomatopoeia for both the sound and movement.
💡Used for playground see-saws, rocking chairs, boats see-sawing, or anything alternating up and down heavily.
子供たちがぎっこんばったんとシーソーで遊んでいた。
The children were playing on the see-saw, going up and down.
The old rocking chair went ___ on the porch.
古いロッキングチェアがポーチで___と揺れていた。