1. (verb) to weep copious tears, shed many tears, blubber.
Kua waiho te takuate ki te iwi me tōna hoa e wairurutu noa nei ki te ao (TWMNT 5/6/1877:142). / It's left to the people and her partner to mourn shed copious tears.
Synonyms: wairutu
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