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whetewhete

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to whisper, murmur, mutter.

I a au e whakarongo ana ki te whaikōrero, ka whetewhete mai taku hoa ki taku taringa. / While I was listening to the speech, my companion whispered in my ear.

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Synonyms: hamumu, kumeme, komeme, hāmeme, hāmumumumu, hāwata, pararāwaha, pātīhau, ngaehe, wawara, wawaro, whakatanguru, ngāeheehe, kotekote, warowaro, kōwhetewhete, tamumu, tamūtamū, kōmuhumuhu, warawara, wara, kōhetehete, tāwara, kotete, kihi, kohete, kowhete, kōmuhu, kōkihi

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