ngarue
1. (verb) (-a) to shake, move to and fro.
E kīia ana i te wā e haka ana tētahi o aua matua, ngarue ana te whenua (TKO 30/6/1920:5). / It is said that at the time that one of those groups was performing the haka, the ground shook.
Pango ana te ao i te auahi o ngū pū nunui, ngarue ana te whenua, pēnei me tētahi whatitiri nui. Kāore he tānga manawa o te waiwaipū (TKO 15/6/1917:7). / The day was black from the smoke of the artillery, the land shook as if there was great clap of thunder. There was no respite from the gunfire.
Synonyms: koiri, kaurori, ngāruerue, piupiu, pioi, takaoreore, kōpiupiu, ngatari, rū, rure, rurerure, ue, ueue, aroarowhaki, kōrurerure, ngateri, ngāueue, wiriwiri, wiri, whakahīoi, whakaoioi, whakawiri, whīoioi, ore, māueue, māwewe, kereū, pīoioi, rui, tāwiri, haurui, oreore, whakangāueue, whakapoi, rūrū, tīoioi, hīoioi, ngaeke, ngāoraora, ngatē, whakangāteriteri, ngaue, oraora, pīoraora, whakaruerue, tīoi
2. (noun) surfing.
2. (noun) surfing, boogie-boarding.
2. (noun) breakers.
He aituā tino nui te hinganga o Tūhawaiki i te wā e tū ana mai te ope matua o ngā Pākehā me he ngaru whati mai (TTR 1990:370). / The death of Tūhawaiki at a time when the main influx of Pākehā settlement was occurring was a major tragedy.
reti ngaru
1. (modifier) surfing.
E mōhiotia whānuitia ana a Te Māhia mō te mahana o ngā rangi, mō ōna tuaone, mō te hī ika me ngā wāhi reti ngaru (Te Ara 2013). / Māhia is well known for its warm climate, beaches, fishing and surfing spots.
See also retireti ngaru
2. (noun) surfing.
I ngā raumati kua tahuri ki ngā hākinakina i roto i te wai, pērā i te kauhoe, te ruku me te reti ngaru (Te Ara 2017). / In the summer, they turned to water sports like swimming, diving and surfing.
