1. (verb) (-a) to rush along violently (as a flood or wind), blow strongly.
Synonyms: pūkerikeri
2. (modifier) violent (as a flood or wind), blowing strongly.
Ki konei rā koutou noho ake ai, kia pūawhehia e ngā hau pūkeri a Tāwhiri-mātea (HM 4/1990). / Remain here to be blown about by the violent winds of Tāwhiri-mātea.
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