whēterotero
1. (verb) to poke out the tongue repeatedly.
Nāwai rā i tawhiti atu te hākui nei, kua tae tonu atu ki te roro o te whare e noho mai rā a Te Whatu-i-āpiti rāua ko Te Huhuti; e pūkana ana, e whēterotero ana te arero; e ngau ana ōna niho ki a Te Huhuti (JPS 1926:34). / After a time when this elderly woman was some distance away, she came along to the front of the house where Te Whatu-i-āpiti and Te Huhuti were sitting, and she was grimacing, poking her tongue out and gnashing her teeth at Te Huhuti.
2. (noun) poking in and out of the tongue.
Hei aha te whēterotero o te arero, te tīkorokoro o ngā karu, te whatiwhati i te hope (HKW 1/6/1901:6). / Never mind the poking out of the tongue, the rolling of the eyes, and the moving of the hips from side to side.
