oraora
1. (verb) to shake, wag, move, stir.
Ka tohu ia ki a Kae, kia tata ki uta ka oraora te tohorā, me maunu a Kae (Te Ara 2016). / He instructed Kae that when they neared the shore the whale would shake, and Kae must get off.
E kore e oraora ngā kumikumi o Haumatangi (TWMNT 3/8/1875:179). / It would scarcely stir the beard of Haumatangi. (A whakataukī referring to an inadequate quantity of food. Haumatangi was a person who had an extraordinary appetite.)
Synonyms: neke, paheke, panuku, whakakorikori, mū, konikoni, hūnuku, tīkape, onioni, oreore, kareu, kaneke, rangaranga, takataka, neneke, ngatē, ngeungeu, pakuku, pīoraora, heke, nuku, ki hori, hiki, whakangāueue, ngatete, kori, tākiri, koni, korikori
2. (verb) to become well, recover, revive.
Otirā ka hari tēnei, inā hoki kua ora rawa ētahi o rātou, ko ētahi e oraora ake ana, nā te tiaki pai hoki o tō rātou tākuta (MM.TKM 14/7/1860:2). / But this is gratifying, because some of them have quite recovered and others are improving as a result of the good care of their doctor.
Synonyms: ora, tumahu, whakahaumanu, whakahauora, haumanu, whakaora
