matangerengere
1. (verb) to be numb.
Ki te roa tonu te tangata e matangerengere ana, tērā tonu ia e mate ai (PK 2008:424). / If a person is numb for too long, then he will die.
Synonyms: matarukuruku, matarekereke, mātorutoru, kerekerewai, matakerekere, matangurunguru, tengatenga, kēkerewai, pararūtiki, tītonga
2. (verb) to be vexed, irritated, annoyed.
E hoa mā, ka matangerengere ahau ki ngā kōrero whakakūare e tōku iwi (TK 2/10/1843:41). / Friends, I am annoyed at the misleading statements by my people.
3. (noun) confusion.
Takoto tātou i roto i tō tātou whakamā, mā tō tātou matangerengere tātou e hīpoki (PT Heremaia 3:25). / We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us.
