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takaoriori

1. (verb) to writhe, roll over and over.

E te tamāhine a taku iwi, whītikiria te kākahu taratara, ka takaoriori ki te pungarehu, hei te tangi ki te huatahi tau tangi ki a koe, kia tīwerawera te tangi (PT Heremaia 6:26). / O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation.

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Synonyms: takaporepore, takahurihuri

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