takahuirangi
1. (verb) to vacillate, waver, dither, be unstable.
Ka tae mai ngā tāngata o te rāwhiti, ka kōrero, "Kāore anō ngā tamariki nei kia tae ake ki te rāwhiti, kei te ngaro katoa aua tamariki." I konei ka āhua takahuirangi tō ngāti māua marae (HKW 1/9/1900:8). / When the people of the eastern side arrived they said, "These children haven't arrived yet, they're all missing." With this the people of our marae dithered somewhat.
2. (noun) vacillating, wavering, dithering, indecision, uncertainty, indecisiveness.
I te taenga mai o te mahi a te tāngata, ka toko ake te takahuirangi, me pēhea te whāngai i a rātou. / When hordes of people arrived, indecision welled up about how should they be fed.
