remurere
1. (verb) to be hasty, impetuous, rash, impulsive.
Kia tangi rawa rā anō te whio, ka oma. Ki te tōmua te rere a tētahi, ki te remurere, ka whiua tōna kapa (HJ 2015:49). / When the whistle finally sounds, you can run. If anybody takes off early, if you're too hasty, her team will be penalised.
Synonyms: kauhikahika, waihakihaki, mahaki, kōpukupuku, hakihaki, hīkaka, pokerenoa
2. (adjective) be hasty, passionate, emotional, enthusiastic.
He remurere tana mautohe ki te mahi takatakahi a ngā ture nei i te mana me ngā tikanga Māori i whakamautia mai rā ki a rātou i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi (TTR 1994:36). / His arguments were passionate that these laws were trampling Māori mana and rights that had been guaranteed to them under the Treaty of Waitangi.
3. (modifier) passionate, emotional, enthusiastic.
He pū kōrero i tono, ā, i āhei ki te tū i ngā hui, he reo reka e hiahiatia ana hei kīnaki whaikōrero, he kaitito waiata, he wahine remurere (TTR 1990:361). / She was an orator who claimed and could speak at meetings, a sweet singer desired as a support for speeches, a composer of songs and a passionate woman.
Synonyms: panapana, manawawera, mate kanehe, kohara, ngākau whiwhita
