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kōrengarenga

1. (verb) to be overflowing.

Kōrengarenga tonu mai te wai o te awa ki runga i te pāmu. / The water of the river continues to overflow onto the farm.

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Synonyms: kōhure, puhake, pūhakehake, puha


2. (stative) be crushed, mashed, pounded.

Heoi okeoke kau ana te nauwhea rā, ka kōrengarenga noa te hiku me te pane, me waenganui, i te ngaunga a te patu (NM 1928:128). / However, when that monster struggled the tail, head and middle were pounded with the blows of the club.

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Synonyms: rengarenga, kōparu, ngatu, ngehingehi, , penupenu, pēpē

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