hīrearea
1. (verb) to make an indistinct sound.
I tae mai ki a au tā tātou tamaiti i te 22 o ngā rā o Hānuere 1898, i te mea ka tahinga te rā, i rangona e au e hīrearea haere ana te reo (TJ 8/3/1898:6). / Our boy reached me on 22 January 1898 when the sun was going down and I heard a voice indistinctly.
Synonyms: warowaro, wawara, wawaro, hāmumumumu, wara
2. (noun) indistinct sound.