hāmeme
1. (verb) to mutter, grumble.
Engari ahakoa ongaonga ana ērā kōrero ki aku taringa, kīhai i hāmeme taku waha, kīhai i tametame, kīhai i paku aha, he mataku nōku kei makere iho he kangakanga noa iho (HM 2/1993:4). / But although those statements were distasteful to my ears, I did not say anything because I was afraid I would just swear.
Synonyms: hamumu, kumeme, whakatanguru, komeme, kōwhetewhete, hāmumumumu, hāwata, pararāwaha, pātīhau, whetewhete
