whakawaiwai
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to divert, amuse, tempt, beguile, persuade, seduce.
Ko ia ki te whakawaiwai i te tangata kia whakauru mai ki te pēne mehemea he wāhi wātea, waiata ake rānei i te taha o te pēne (TTR 1998:173). / He encouraged people to join the band if there was a vacant place, or to sing with the band.
Synonyms: hīanga, whakawai, whakapakepake, whakawhere, whakawherewhere, whakakīkī
2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to practise, train (use of weapons, etc.).
Uru: He aha ō mahi i ēnei wiki nei i penei rawa ai te hauora o tō āhua? Pare: He whakawaiwai mō ngā whakataetae waka ama ā-motu. Uru: Aaa, inā ake anō! (HJ 2012:48). / Uru: What have you been doing these past weeks to make yourself look so well? Pare: Practising for the national canoe competitions. Uru: Ah, that's the reason!
