hihira
1. (stative) be shy, suspicious, cautious, distrustful, guarded.
Ahakoa ki tāna anō kī, he tangata rata a Taiaroa ki te Pākehā, engari e noho āhua hihira ana ia ki te haere mai o tauiwi ki konei noho ai (TTR 1990:136). / Despite saying that he liked the Pākehā, Taiaroa remained guarded about foreigners coming here to settle.
Synonyms: matakakā, pūihi, matakā, matawhiwhiu, matakana, whakamā, memeke, hūiki, mokepūihi, konekone
