1. (stative) be loose, flapping.
Kāore e herea kia tino mau, engari kia hāngengangenga noa iho (W 1971:34). / It isn't tied down very securely, but is just loose.
Synonyms: ngoru, tangatanga, tatere, tāreparepa, moepuku, mātangatanga, korokoro, tāngengangenga, tāwēwē, kaewa, hūngorungoru, tāngāngā, tangara, tangoro, tītengi
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