tīkorikori
1. (verb) to quiver, spin, quiver, wriggle.
Kia tau atu he ngaro ki runga i te hōiho, kua tīkorikori te tinana, kua whiuwhiu te whiore (PK 2008:927). / When flies land on a horse its body quivers and its tail flicks.
Synonyms: kūreperepe, oioi, rū, kārohirohi, kapakapa, wanawana, wiriwiri, whakakakapa, ore, kakapa, māueue, māwewe, kereū, tāwariwari, aroarohaki, arowhaki, arohaki, oreore, ārohirohi, ngāoraora, ngaue
2. (modifier) colourful, exciting.
Kāore i mutu mai tā rātau mahi whakapārekareka i ā rātau manuhiri, ki ā rātau haka tīkorikori, kite hoki i ō rātau kākahu o nehe rā, rongo hoki i te pai o ngā wairua (TTR 1998:1). / They never failed to entertain their guests with their colourful haka, their traditional costumes and warm personalities.
3. (noun) quiver.
