tītengi
1. (verb) to be insecure, loose.
Whakangaoa te taha o te rākau o te matau, kia tapoko ai te pāua ki roto, kei tītengi te whakanoho, ā, ka riro i te ika (W 1971:229). / Hollow out the side of the hook so that the pāua shell can be inserted, but don't let it be insecure or it will be taken off by the fish.
Synonyms: hūngorungoru, tāngāngā, ngoru, tangoro, tangara, tangatanga, tatere, tāreparepa, moepuku, mātangatanga, korokoro, tāngengangenga, tāwēwē, kaewa, hāngengangenga
