rurerure

1. (verb) (-a) to shake, toss about.

Kīhai i taro ka puta anō te rū, ka ngateri tonu anō te whenua, ā pērā tonu awatea noa - rurerure ana ngā whare me te taewa e rūrūtia ana ki roto ki te kete (TWMNT 5/6/1872:79). / It wasn't long before the earthquake struck again, the ground vibrated continually, and it continued like that until daylight - the houses shook like potatoes rattling about in a basket.

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2. (verb) (-a) to brandish, wield, wave about.

Ka rurerurea tana parāoa (W 1971:352). / He brandished his whale bone club.

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3. (verb) (-a) to maltreat, mistreat.

I mauheretia te tamaiti ki tētahi taiwhanga pakupaku i raro i te whare - kātahi nā te mahi rurerure, ko tēnā (PK 2008:797). / The child was imprisoned in a small space under the house - how's that for maltreatment.

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Synonyms: marure, hunuhunu, tūkino, pārure, maukino, tunuhuruhuru, takakino

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