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whererei

1. (verb) to protrude, stand out, bulge.

Whererei ana ngā kanohi o te hōiho i te wehi (PK 2008:1171). / The horse's eyes bulged from fear.

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Synonyms: koure, tiko, whātero, whāterotero, kōture, kounu


2. (verb) to be born.

E ai ki te tuhinga a tētahi o te pūtoi, i whererei a Hākopa Wiremu Hēperi ki Pōneke i te 11 o Āperira 1849 (TTR 1994:23). / According to one family record, Jacob William Heberley was born in Wellington on 11 April 1849.

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