ngāeheehe
1. (verb) to rustle, murmur.
Tē ngāeheehe te aha heoi anō ko te pākēkē anake o ngā kauwae o te kau e ngau ana i ana kai (TP 4/1907:5). / There wasn't a sound except for the chomping of the cow chewing its food.
Synonyms: kikihi, pakē, tihitihi, kihi, kohete, kowhete, kōmuhu, kōkihi, ngaehe, wawara, wawaro, whakatanguru, warowaro, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, tamumu, tamūtamū, kōmuhumuhu, whetewhete, warawara, wara, kotekote, tāwara, kotete
2. (noun) garment like a piupiu - worn around the waist, made of undressed flax, which produced a rustling sound with movement.
