tāwara
1. (noun) murmur.
He pai ki a au ki te noho i te tahatika o te awa o Kirikiriroa ki te whakarongo ki te tāwara o te wai e rere ana. / I like to sit on the bank of the Kirikiriroa stream to listen to the murmur of the flowing water.
Synonyms: warowaro, kotete, kihi, kohete, kowhete, kōmuhu, kōkihi, ngaehe, wawara, wawaro, whakatanguru, ngāeheehe, kotekote, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, tamumu, tamūtamū, kōmuhumuhu, whetewhete, warawara, wara
2. (noun) buzz, hum (of conversation).
He koingo nō mātou kia rangona te tāwara o te reo Māori i ngā kokonga maha tonu o Aotearoa. / We have a desire that the buzz of conversation of the Māori language should be heard in many corners of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
