mātangatanga
1. (verb) to be loose, not firmly secured.
Me hoatu he raima ki te kōrua kia kore ai e mātangatanga te pou (PK 2008:424). / Concrete should be placed in the hole so that the post is not loose.
See also tangatanga
Synonyms: ngoru, tangatanga, tatere, tāreparepa, moepuku, korokoro, tāngengangenga, tāwēwē, kaewa, hāngengangenga, hūngorungoru, tāngāngā, tangara, tangoro, tītengi
