tāwiri
1. (verb) to tremble, shake, wring.
Nā e titiro ake ana ōna whatu, ka mea atu a Tū-horo-uta, “I kō ngā riri, i reira koe; i konei ngā riri, i konei hoki koe.” Ka whakautua nā e Tama-ki-te-kapua, “Ē! nā wai te koko ka uru he tāwiri kē!” (M 2006:158). / When he looked up Tū-horo-uta said, "When the fighting was elsewhere you were there; now the fighting is here you are here too." Tama-ki-te-kapua replied, "Eh! He who is in the corner can but tremble!"
Synonyms: ngatari, rū, rure, rurerure, ue, ueue, aroarowhaki, kōrurerure, ngarue, ngāruerue, ngateri, ngāueue, wiriwiri, wiri, whakahīoi, whakaoioi, whakawiri, whīoioi, ore, māueue, māwewe, kereū, pīoioi, rui, pioi, haurui, oreore, whakangāueue, whakapoi, rūrū, tīoioi, hīoioi, ngaeke, ngāoraora, ngatē, whakangāteriteri, ngaue, oraora, pīoraora, whakaruerue, tīoi
2. (verb) to stir.
Me riringi te wai ki roto ki te hōpane, ka hoatu ngā huka ki roto, ka pāera, arā kia rua meneti te weranga, kātahi ka hoatu te wai o ngā rēmena, me tāwiri (TJ 7/12/189:9). / Pour the water into the saucepan, add the sugar and boil for two minutes, then add the juice of the lemons, which should be stirred in.
