hāmumumumu
1. (verb) to mutter, make an indistinct sound.
Te kupu i kitea e mātau i roto i taua nūpepa e kī ana he hāmumumumu nō te waha o te tangata nāna i whakapākehā i ngā kōrero a Karaitiana, kīhai i āta rangona ngā kupu e te kaiwhakarongo (TWMNT 6/3/1872:54). / The story found by us in that newspaper says that the person who translated Karaitiana's talk could not be heard clearly by the listener because he was muttering.
Synonyms: warowaro, wawara, wawaro, hīrearea, wara, hamumu, kumeme, whakatanguru, komeme, kōwhetewhete, hāmeme, hāwata, pararāwaha, pātīhau, whetewhete
