1. (verb) to loiter, dawdle, linger, lag.
E whakananawe atu ana ki muri; e kore e hohoro te haere (W 1971:219). / She's lagging behind and will not hurry along.
Synonyms: mōnaroa, taruna, whakaroa, whakataruna, karioi, tarioi, whakatinaku, whakawhēauau, paratinaku
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