mukumuku
1. (verb) (-a) to wipe, rub, smear.
Nā, kei tahuri a Hēnare, ka waha i a Hira ki uta, ka waiho kia takoto ana i roto i te one pūwera, ā ka ngiha te ahi i te kanikani rākau, nā ka mukumuku, ka takahurihuri i a ia, ā ora ake ana ia (TMT 1/8/1861:13). / Then Henare carried Hira ashore and laid him in the warm sand, ignited a fire by rubbing wood together, rubbed and rolled him until he revived.
Synonyms: miri, waku, wakuwaku, mirimiri, muku, muru, kōmuri, kōmeke, kōmekemeke, kōmiri, ūkui, ūkuikui, hūkui, kāuto, aumiri, hikahika
