pūrehurehu
1. (verb) to be misty, dim, distant, hazy, indistinct, blurred, unclear.
Kua pūrehurehu noa a Tūhua i te rehutai (PK 2008:720). / Mayor Island is hazy because of the sea spray.
Synonyms: pūkohukohu, pūrerehu, pōrehurehu, pūnenehu, porehu, pūnehunehu, kōnehunehu, pūnehu, ānehu, mōnenehu, matarehu, mōnehunehu, kōehuehu
2. (noun) cirrus - white wispy cloud at high altitude, mist lying in small detatched pockets.
E kore te ao pūrehurehu e rere ki te kore he hau (TPH 10/1/1906:2). / Cirrus cloud will not fly if there's no wind.
3. (noun) moth.
E rite ana ki te tamariki e whai ana ki te pūrehurehu, ki te pēpepe (TWM 24/10/1869:2). / They are like children chasing moths and butterflies.
