komeme
1. (verb) to mutter, mumble, talk in a low tone, complain.
Ko ōna ngutu kau e komeme ana, kīhai ia tōna reo i rangona (PT Hamuera I 1:13). / Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard.
Synonyms: hamumu, whakatanguru, pararāwaha, kumeme, kōwhetewhete, hāmeme, hāmumumumu, hāwata, pātīhau, whetewhete
2. (verb) to be burst inwards, stove in, dent.
Ka rangona te tūtukitanga o taua tima ātaahua, ko tōna ihu komeme ana i te tūtukitanga ai ki te pari, takoto ana i runga i ngā toka (THM 1/7/1895:2). / The collision of that beautiful ship was heard when its bow was stove in in the collision with the cliff, leaving it lying on the rocks.
3. (verb) to be withered, wrinkled, contracted by cold.
Kua komeme te kiri o ngā tamariki, he roa nō rātou e kaukau ana i te awa. / The children's skin was wrinkled because they were swimming in the stream for so long.
