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hurihuri

1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to turn over and over, turn round and round, toss and turn, roll, spin, revolve, rotate, twirl, reflect upon, ponder, convert.

Ka hurihuri haere mai i ngā kēna ki runga i te kāta (HP 1991:25). / I moved the cans onto the cart by turning them round and round.

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Synonyms: huritau, rōra, rōru, rārangi ingoa, whakatakahuri, kōpiupiu, pīrori, whakarārangi, pukapuka, taute, whakaaroaro, huritao, tāwhiowhio, porotītiti, porotiti, takaporepore, huri, takahuri, takahurihuri

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