1. (modifier) restlessly, unsettled.
Moe whakariuka ana au i te pō nei, he āwangawanga nōku mō tā tātou hui āpōpō. / I slept restlessly last night because of my anxiety about our meeting tomorrow.
Synonyms: tāwheta
2. (noun) unrest, restlessness.
He wā raruraru tēnei, he wā nō te whakariuka (Ng 1993:514). / This is a difficult time, a time of unrest (Ng 1993:514).
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