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tangiweto

1. (verb) to fret, cry.


2. (noun) crybaby, sook, sooky-bubba.

Ka pai anō pea ki te whakarērea ngā tamariki kaha te whakakuene, te tangiweto, te haututū rānei ki te kāinga (HM 4/1994:6). / Perhaps it would be best to leave children that are demanding, cry a lot or are misbehaved at home.

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