1. (verb) to shimmer, quiver - as heat waves in summer.
Kārohirohi ana te moana, he marino tonu hoki (TWK 36:16). / The sea shimmered and it was quite calm.
See also ārohirohi
Synonyms: nanamu, oioi, rū, kapakapa, wanawana, wiriwiri, whakakakapa, ore, kakapa, māueue, māwewe, kūreperepe, tāwariwari, tīkorikori, aroarohaki, arowhaki, arohaki, oreore, ārohirohi, ngāoraora, ngaue, kereū
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