1. (verb) to be out of breath, wheeze - usually followed by manawa.
Ngaengae ana ngā manawa i te kaha o tō rātou omanga mai (KO 15/3/1883:16). / They were out of breath because they had run so hard.
Synonyms: tūngāngā, hēmanawa, pau [te] hau, pukā, hē te manawa, naenae
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