ngongohe
1. (verb) to be withered, limp, flaccid, drooping.
2. (verb) to weaken, diminish, fade away, dwindle, wane.
Kei ngongohe te whakaaro ka whāia mai e ngā mea e mau tūmārō ana te whakaaro mahi, ka hipa ki mua i a koe, ka mahue koe ki muri, ā, ka riro kē atu i a ia te hua o te mahi i whāia ai e koe (TTT 1/2/1925:179). / Don't let your attitude diminish when you are pursued by the ones who have a tenacious work ethic and they pass you, leaving you behind, and they reap the rewards of the task that you pursued.
