warowaro
1. (verb) to make an indistinct sound.
Kei te mōhio au he reo mokemoke taku reo, he reo kei ngā pari maunga noa e warowaro ana. Kāti rā, waiho kia warowaro ana mā te manu e whakarongo (TTT 1/2/1927:539). / I know that my voice is a solitary one, a voice sounding indistinctly in the mountain cliffs. Well then, let it resound for the birds to listen to.
Synonyms: wawara, wawaro, hāmumumumu, hīrearea, wara
2. (noun) indistinct sound (of voices), murmur.
Kei te haere te warowaro o ā mātou haka, o ā mātou waiata i runga i ngā wai o te Metitereniana (TKO 8/1915:4). / The sound of our haka and songs went over the waters of the Mediterranean.
Synonyms: tāwara, kotete, kihi, kohete, kowhete, kōmuhu, kōkihi, ngaehe, wawara, wawaro, whakatanguru, ngāeheehe, kotekote, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, tamumu, tamūtamū, kōmuhumuhu, whetewhete, warawara, wara
