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pīngore

1. (verb) to be flexible, pliable, supple, pliant.

Me pīngore te tinana mehemea e hiahia ana te wahine ki te mahi takaporepore. / The body must be supple if a woman wants to do gymnastics.

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Synonyms: māngohe, ngohe, ngohengohe, kōngohe, kōpē, ngāwari


2. (modifier) flexible, pliable, supple, pliant.

He rawa pīngore te kirikau, te inarapa, me te waea (Ng 1993:157). / Leather, rubber, and wire are flexible materials (Ng 1993:157).

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3. (noun) flexibility, elasticity, pliability.

Nā te pīngore o ngā rākau me ngā kaha i ekengia ai e te waka ngā ngaru whakapuke (Te Ara 2012). / The flexibility of the wood and the lashings enabled the vessel to surmount the rough waves.

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