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tāhurihuri

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to turn this way and that, spin.

Kore rawa a Te Whenuanui i tāhurihuri, i tumeke rānei i ngā hangahanga a te minita (TTR 1994:170). / Te Whenuanui refused to give ground or be concerned by the strategies of the minister.

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2. (verb) to be restless, tossed about.

E tāhurihuri ana te waka i te ngaru i te ia hoki o taua wāhi, ana ka pari te tai, ka timu rānei (JPS 1946:34). / Canoes may be tossed around by the waves and the current of that place when the tide is coming in or going out.

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Synonyms: kairangi, ikimoke, karore, kaparangi, irirangi, kārangirangi, ānau, hikimoke, kārangi, tītengi, kōkeko


3. (verb) to be perturbed, troubled, disconcerted, at a loss.

Tāhurihuri kau ana a Tūhourangi rātou ko tōna iwi, ka mate rātou i te whakamā i te kai kore o te kāinga (White 5 1888:55). / Tūhourangi and his people were perturbedd and they were overcome with embarrassment at the lack of food of their village.

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Synonyms: pairi, pāihi, ārangi, pāiriiri, koromāungaunga

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