2. (verb) to be disturbed, be in a whirl, agitated (of thoughts agitated by strong emotions).
Kei te whakatata e komingo ana te tau o taku ate; me he ia waipuke, me he manu tū au e rere ana (M 2004:194). / When drawing near my soul is in a whirl; it's as if I am like a flood current, or a flying kite.