1. (verb) to gleam, shine.
Kōwatawata ana ngā uru māwhatu i te hana o te ahi (TP 4/1909:11). / The curly locks shone in the glow of the fire.
Synonyms: tīrama, pīata, titi, tore, titiwha, whakahīnātore, whakakanapa, whakakōpura, whakapīata, aho, kōpura, kōrapu, iraira, tīaho, hahana, parakena, kohara, hana, kōtamutamu, tīramarama, tōwahiwahi, tōwāwahi
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