2. (intransitive verb) to be crisp.
Ka rawe tēnei āporo - pakepakē ana! (HJ 2017:111). / This apple is excellent - it's crisp!
3. (noun) creaking, crackling, crunching sound, grating, sharpness.
Ko tōna ingoa kārangaranga i waenga i te hunga ākonga ko Te Reo, arā, ko te Voice, nā te mea rangona ai te pakepakē, te tīorooro me te tīkākā o tōna reo i ngā wāhi katoa (HM 4/11:1). / Her nickname amongst the students was Te Reo, that is the Voice, because the sharpness, the screeching and the shrillness of her voice was the thing that was heard everywhere.
