kōpiupiu
1. (verb) to swing, oscillate, move to and fro, roll, toss about.
Ka rua hāora e hoehoe ana, ka rūpeke ngā tāngata ki runga ki te tima e tū ana i waho e kōpiupiu noa ana i te nui o te ngaru (TWMNT 6/7/1875:154). / The rowing backwards and forwards took two hours before the people had boarded the steamer standing off shore, rolling in a heavy swell.
Synonyms: ngapu, ngāruerue, piupiu, pioi, takaoreore, koiri, kaurori, ngarue, whakarārangi, hurihuri, pukapuka, pīrori, rōra, rōru, rārangi ingoa, whakatakahuri, takahuri
2. (noun) baby swing (seat), baby rocker (seat).
3. (noun) swinging, oscillating, moving to and fro, rolling, tossing about.
Kua marino te āhua o tēnei huarahi, ko ngā kare kua mutu te hurihuri, te kōpiupiu (KO 15/6/1885:1). / The conditions of this route had calmed, the waves had stopped tossing about.
Synonyms: tarapepe, whakatīkorikori
