ngākau whiwhita
1. (verb) to be eager, all fired up, zealous, passionate, keen, ardent, fanatical.
Ka ngākau whiwhita te mahi a te whānau ki te hanga whare karakia hou (Ng 1993:540). / The family were keen to build a new church.
Synonyms: kohara, mate kanehe, manawawera, panapana, remurere, whitawhita, ngākau whakapuke, whiwhita, ringa tōhau nui, ngākaunui, ngangahau, rikarika, kamakama, ihupuku, matangareka, kōkeko, hīkaka, takawhita, mōhukihuki, kama, kaikaha, tūkari, kōtaratara
