turituri
1. (verb) to be noisy, rowdy.
I konei ka turituri rawa te hui (TWMNT 7/12/1878:164). / At this point the gathering became very noisy.
Synonyms: pākinakina, manioro, makekeno, māniania, kurupākara, nganangana, hoihoi, haunene, tīhoihoi
3. (interjection) hush! be quiet!.
Pānuitia ki Parani kāore aku hara. Engari ko ngā whakahoki mai i taikaha. I karanga mai te tangata, "Turituri!" (HKW 1/10/1899:4). / Inform France that I'm innocent. But the response was harsh. The man called out, "Be quiet!"
turituri warawara
1. blah blah blah.
Tira: Kua roa tērā e pahupahu ana. He aha oti te tikanga o ana kōrero? Ngāhuia: E aua, heoi anō taku e rongo nei, turituri warawara. / Tira: That one’s been rambling on for awhile now. What exactly are they on about? Ngāhuia: I don’t know, all I can hear is blah blah blah.
turituri pourewa
1. (noun) pied stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus - a black-and-white wader with very long pinkish-red legs and a long, fine, black bill. Usually found in flocks.
See also poaka
Synonyms: turuturu pourewa, tuturi pourewa, tuturu pourewa, poaka, tōrea
