tāwiriwiri
1. (verb) to tremble greatly, shake violently.
E tāwiriwiri ana te papa i te nui o tēnā rū (PK 2008:907). / The ground was shaking from the size of that earthquake.
Synonyms: hauruturutu
2. (noun) tail (of a fish).
Hei ētahi wā, ko te tāwiriwiri anake ka toe mai mā ērā (TWK 54:4). / Sometimes only the tail remained for the others to eat.
