whawharo
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to snort, cough, clear the throat.
Kei te pēhea te tangata hara ki ēnei kupu aroha? Kāore i te whakarongo, engari kei te whawharo haere te ihu pēnei i te hōiho matakana kei te tū te waero ki runga (TP 7/1909:7). / What does the sinful person think about these words of concern? He does not listen, but snorts like a distrustful horse with its tail raised.
See also wharo
3. (noun) dying gasp, last breath before death, death rattle.
Synonyms: tuamatangi
