1. (verb) to be loquacious, talkative, boastful.
Kia huihui ngā kaumātua ka whakapūkahu rātau, ka mahara ki ngā wā o mua (Ng 1943:261). / When the old people gather together, they become loquacious, remembering former times.
Synonyms: tātākī, kōtetetete, autaki, hautete, pukukōrero
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