1. (verb) to soar, move stealthily.
Ka kitea te manu e te ngeru, ka whakakoko atu ki te hopu. / When the cat saw the bird it moved stealthily to catch it.
Synonyms: koropuku, whakahengi, whakamomoka, whakamokamoka, ninihi, whakaninihi, whakatōkihi
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