horu
1. (verb) to roar, rumble, grunt, snort, sob - make a noise.
Hei ngā rāhui i Te Whakarewarewa me Kuirau ngā momo taonga whakamīharo katoa: te mamaoa e horu ana, te wai wera e puha ana, te paru mahana e tōhī ana, me ngā wai koropupū e rere tahi ana me ngā wai mātao (TTT 1/6/1928:802). / In the reserves at Whakarewarewa and Kuirau are all the amazing types of resources: the roaring steam, geysers, warm mud piling up, and the boiling water flowing along with the cold water.
Synonyms: ngunguru, oro, wawā, haruru, hanguru, rarā, māorooro, wheoro, kokō
2. (noun) yelling, shouting.
Kia rite te takahi, te papaki, me te horu a te tangata (NM 1928:141). / The stamping, slapping and shouting of a person should be in unison.
3. (noun) roar, grunt, snort, sob.
I tawhiti anō e haere mai ana ko te horu kua tae mai ki roto. Ka mōhio a Hakawau ko te taniwha rā (NM 1928:137). / At some distance as they travelled along they heard the roar. Hakawau knew that that was the taniwha.
