matarukuruku
1. (verb) to be numb.
Nā te roa i waho i te makariri me te hukarere i matarukuruku ai ia. / It was because she was outside for so long in the cold and snow that she was numb.
Synonyms: matarekereke, mātorutoru, kerekerewai, matakerekere, matangurunguru, tengatenga, kēkerewai, matangerengere, pararūtiki, tītonga
2. (verb) to be annoyed, irritated, vexed.
Kei te matarukuruku au ki a ia, he kore nōna e āwhina mai ki te whakatikatika i te whare. / I'm annoyed with him because he won't help tidy the house.
3. (noun) annoyance, irritation, vexation.
Kāore tō mātou tumuaki e whakarongo ki ō mātou whakaaro. Koia nā tō mātou matarukuruku. / Our head will not listen to our ideas. That's why we are annoyed.
