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taungaungau

1. (verb) (-hia) to wrangle, argue, quarrel, bicker, squabble.

Ka waiho ake tēnei take i konā mō tēnei wā. Mō ā taihoa ake taungaungauhia anō ai (HJ 2015:192). / Let's leave this matter there for now. At some time in the future we'll argue over it again.

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Synonyms: pākani, ngangau, kohete, tarahae, riri, tauwhāinga, tautohe, taututetute, totohe, kowhete, kairiri, kekeri, whakanihoniho, tautotohe, taukaikai, ngangare, paka, tatau, tatauranga, kākari, taute, whakatete, whawhai, wāwau, whakanehenehe, korokīkī, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, rīriri, whāinga, whewhei, kekeritanga, tītaitai kōwhatu, tautohetohe

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