tāwhetawheta
1. (verb) to lie in a heap, lie together.
He maha ngā hipi kua mate i te wai. Kei te one i kō mai o Hukarere e tāwhetawheta ana ngā tinana, nā te wai i kawe ki waho ki te moana, ā, paea ana ki uta takoto ai (TWM 6/6/1867:1). / Many sheep died in the water. The carcasses are lying together on the beach beyond Hukarere, the water having carried them out to sea and then having caste them ashore to lie there.
Synonyms: kāuki, kāike, pūhangaiti, kāika, tihi, putu, whakaputu, pūkei, pūranga, haupū, pū, pūkai, haipū, pīhangaiti, tāwheta
2. (verb) to writhe, flounder.
Mehemea ka kite pū i te rau tangata e tāwhetawheta ana i roto i ōna toto, e ngāoraora ana, e auē ana i te mamae, kātahi rawa ka tau te pōuri ki te ngākau (TWM 18/3/1865:1). / If people actually see a person writhing in his own blood, convulsing and crying out in pain, only then will they become upset.
