muhumuhu
1. (verb) (-a) to push through overgrown vegetation.
Tata ki te marama kotahi ngā hōia 1100 e muhumuhu haere ana kia takahia te 15 māero mai i Pēwhairangi (NZH 2016). / For nearly a month 1100 soldiers were pushing through overgrown vegetation to travel the 15 miles from the Bay of Islands.
2. (modifier) discontented, disaffected, muttering, disgruntled, dissatisfied.
I taua wā nei, ka riro mai i ngā pirihimana he kōrero whakaatu a tētehi tonu o ngā apataki muhumuhu a Puna (TTR 1996:223). / This time the police obtained testimony from a disaffected follower of Puna.
Synonyms: hamumu
3. (noun) rifleman, Acanthisitta chloris - Aotearoa/New Zealand's smallest bird, distinguished by its rounded wings, a very short stumpy tail and a fine, slightly upturned bill. The male is bright yellow-green above while the female is streaked dark and light brown and both have whitish underparts. Found in native forests and scrub.
See also tītitipounamu
Synonyms: kōhurehure, kotikotipa, kōtipatipa, kōtitititi, mōutuutu, titipounamu, tokepiripiri, momoutu, momotawai, kōrurerure, tāpahipare, pipiriki, pihipihi, tītitipounamu, hōutuutu, kikimutu, toirua, piripiri
