whakawaiwai
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to divert, amuse, tempt, beguile, persuade, seduce.
Synonyms: hīanga, whakawai, whakapakepake, whakawhere, whakawherewhere, whakakīkī
2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to practise, train (use of weapons, etc.).
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to divert, amuse, tempt, beguile, persuade, seduce.
Synonyms: hīanga, whakawai, whakapakepake, whakawhere, whakawherewhere, whakakīkī
2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to practise, train (use of weapons, etc.).
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