whakaroau
1. (verb) (-tia) to be motionless, stationary, immobile, still, static, unmoving, silent .
2. (modifier) motionless, listless, remaining silent, stagnant, stationary, immobile, still, static, unmoving.
Nā Erihana anō i takoto ai te kaupapa whakakore i te ngārara nei, i te waeroa, inarā nāna i whakawātea rawa atu ngā kāinga i ngā wai whakaroau (TTR 1998:41). / Ellison also introduced a programme to eradicate mosquitoes by removing stagnant water from around homes.
Synonyms: pateko, tūrūruhi, toupiore, wairuhi, maninohea, ngoringori, korou kore, ngoikore, ngehe, anuhea, hangenge, iwikore, taharangi, ārangirangi, kahakore, hauhauaitu, ānewa, whakapahoho, pōngenge, whakatairuhi, tārure, tūpaku, iwingohe, maero
