whātuturi
1. (verb) to turn a deaf ear, be stubborn, ignore, pay no heed to, take no notice of, pay no attention to.
Ko te tuarua tērā o ngā kōrerotanga atu a Ririhau, engari kei te whātuturi tonu a koroua (HKK 1999:104). / That's the second time Ririhau has spoken, but the elderly man continues to turn a deaf ear.
Synonyms: whakaturi, pī, whakatuturi, whakangongo
