popō
1. (verb) (-tia) to crowd round, throng, mill around, swarm round, flock to, congregate.
I ngā rangi o te raumati, popō ana ngā whānau ki te onepū. / In the days of summer, families flock to the beach.
Synonyms: whakatairangi
2. (verb) to smoulder.
Ka tae te taua ki te puni o te hoariri, kua wehe kē rātou, engari e popō tonu ana ngā ahi. / When the war party reached the camp of the enemy they had already departed, but the fires were still smouldering.
