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whakatūkawikawi

1. (verb) (-tia) to hasten, hurry, rush (someone, something, etc.).

Nāu i whakatūkawikawi mai i a tātau, i mahue ai ētahi o ngā mea (W 1971:450). / It was because you made us hurry that some of the things were left behind.

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Synonyms: patiko, oioi, rei, rere tārewa, tuoma, teretere, hīrere, rere, tūpou, takaniti, takawhiti, wakewake

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