1. (verb) to hurry, scurry, rush, scoot.
Te take i takawhiti ai ia ki te hoki atu ko te rā whānautanga hoki o te Kuīni (TWM 13/8/1868:6). / The reason that he was in a hurry to return was that it was the Queen's birthday.
Synonyms: karapetapeta, oioi, rei, rere tārewa, whakatūkawikawi, tuoma, patiko, hīrere, rere, tūpou, takaniti, wakewake, teretere
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