1. (stative) be still, quiet, silent.
Ka noho hū mātou kia kore ai te hoariri e mōhio kei reira mātou. / We remained quiet so that the enemy wouldn't know we were there.
Synonyms: whakaroau, mū, noho ngutu kau, ngū, mōhū, whakakeke, haumūmū, maho, rangimārie, māhaki, māika, nohopuku, tōngā, wahangū, nguengue, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, rata, hūnguengue, hāngū, rarata, mārire
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