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haumaruru

1. (verb) to be indifferent, unconcerned, sullen, sulky, moody, morose.

Te tangata kāore e kōrero pukapuka ka taumaha te āhua, ka tāmate, ka haumaruru, tēnā ko te tangata whai i te mātauranga ka kakama te hinengaro, ka nui ngā ngahautanga e kitea e ia i te ao (HKW 1/11/1901:2). / The person that does not read books has a depressed appearance, is despondent and indifferent, but the person who pursues knowledge has a quick mind and finds much enjoyment from the world.

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2. (modifier) indifferent, unconcerned, sullen, sulky, moody, morose, weakened, languid.

Ā e kore e tā tōu manawa i roto i ēnā iwi, kāhore hoki he okiokinga mō te kapu o tōu waewae; engari ka homai e Ihowā ki a koe i reira he manawa hēhē, he kanohi haumaruru, me te ngākau tuatea (PT Tiuteronomi 28:65). / And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind.

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Synonyms: toupiore, ruhi, ngehe, pāroherohe, iwingohe, whakaparure, parure, tukumaru


3. (noun) indifference, sullenness, sulks, moodiness, moroseness, sulkiness.

Tino pāngia ana a Tūheka e te mate pāhoahoa, e te haumaruru hoki. Ki te whakapono o te whānau, he paihana kāhetia nōna i te pakanga te take i pāngia a ia e te mate (TTR 2000:73). / Tūheka suffered severe headaches and mood swings, which the family believed were the effects of gas poisoning during the war (DNZB 2000:218).

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