whakarērere
1. (verb) to sail about, fly about, run about.
I eke ia ki runga i te iata o tōna hoa, ka haere ki te whakarērere i te moana; ko te putanga o te pūrekereke hau, whati tonu atu te maihe o te kaipuke, ka hinga ki te moana (TP 1/6/1901:7). / He embarked on his friend's yacht and went to sail about on the ocean; a gust of wind blew and the mast of the ship snapped and fell into the sea.
2. (modifier) flying, sailing, running, flowing.
Ka puta mai ngā wai whakarērere o te ngahere ki te roto. / The flowing waters of the forest emerge at the lake.
3. (noun) flying, sailing, running.
Nō te tau 1935 i whiwhi a ia i tana tiwhikete whakarērere waka rererangi (TTR 2000:60). / In 1935 he gained his flying certificate.
