whakamokamoka
1. (verb) (-tia) to stalk, move stealthily, obtain by stealth, shadow, creep up on, tail, track, seek secretly.
Ahakoa tokorua, tokotoru, ka haere ia ki te whakamokamoka tūpāpaku māna (JPS 1990:11). / Despite having taken two or three victims, he continued to take victims stealthily.
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Synonyms: koropuku, whakahengi, whakamomoka, ninihi, whakaninihi, whakatōkihi, whakakoko, kōruru, taumaru, taumarumaru, ataata, atarau, maru, ātārangi
2. (modifier) stealthily, covertly.
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3. (noun) stalking, tracking.
I ngā wā i wātea ake ia, pārekareka rawa atu ki a ia te whakamokamoka tia, te pupuhi pārera me te whakangau poaka (TTR 2000:3). / In his spare time he enjoyed deer stalking, duck shooting and pig hunting.
See also whakamomoka
