ngetengete
1. (verb) to make a clicking sound with the tongue.
Ki te roa rawa te karakia, me hamumu tō waha, me tūwaharoa, me ngetengete rānei (TP 1/11/1899:11) / If the service is too long you should hum, yawn or make a clicking sound.
See also ketekete
Synonyms: ngotongoto
2. (verb) to express regret, express surprise.
Ka ngetengete tātou mō te nui o te tāngata i mate, āe he parekura nui whakaharahara tēnei (TP 1/10/1902:6) / We express regret for the number of people killed, yes this is a great calamity.
