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rere ana te [whakamīharo]

1. an idiom used to show that one is overwhelmed or filled with a particular emotion, which is the subject of the expression.

I te ata o te Rātapu nāku i kawe ngā Māori ki te whare karakia o Hana Pāora, rere ana te whakamīharo ki te nui o te pai, ki te tiketike o tērā tū whare (TKM.MM 30/8/1863:3). / I took the Māori to St. Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday morning, they marvelled at the magnificence and height of the building.

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