hurori
1. (verb) to stagger, roll about.
He hanga whakamataku ki te titiro atu ki ngā kanohi e whākana ana, ki ngā makawe e rere ana i te hau, ki te hūare e heke ana i ngā kauae, ki ngā niho e tetē haere ana, me ngā tinana e hurori noa ana i runga hōiho (TWM 14/5/1868:2). / It was somewhat frightening to look at the eyes staring wildly, the hair flying in the wind, the saliva dripping from the jaws, the teeth gnashing, and the body just rolling about on the back of the horse.
Synonyms: whakatakataka, whakatīkorokoro
2. (verb) to be unreliable, irresponsible, undependable.
Nā tōna āhua hurori ka whakatakaroatia tōna āheitanga ki ngā whenua o tōna kōkā i te matenga o tērā i te tau 1903 (TTR 1994:99). / Because of his irresponsible nature, after her death in 1903 his succession to his mother's land was delayed.
