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tioro

1. (verb) to scream, screech, make a discordant noise.

Ka tangi ana te kārearea i te rangi paki, he ua āpōpō. Ki te tioro te manu rā i te rangi pōuri, he rā paki ka whai āpōpō (Te Ara 2013). / If the kārearea (falcon) screams on a fine day, it will rain the next day. If it screams on a dull day, it will be a fine day tomorrow.

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Synonyms: tīwē, tekekō, ngāngā, ngē, kīrea, , ngoengoe, ngoe, , pioro


2. (verb) to be shrill.

He āhua roroa rawa nei āna kōrero ki te Pāremata, tioro nei hoki tōna reo (TTR 1994:111). / In Parliament he was inclined to speak at some length, with a strident voice.

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Synonyms: tīkākā


3. (verb) to tingle, jar, ring.

Ka tioro ōku taringa i te pakūtanga o te pū (W 1971:420). / My ears rang from the report of the gun.

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Synonyms: tiotio, pāorooro, koropewapewa, mōhiti, mōwhiti, tangi, koropewa, pere, porohita, porowhita, rīngi, tarawhiti, waea, tiā


4. (noun) shriek, squawk.

Mō tō kī mō te pīpīwharauroa e tīmata ana te tioro i te haerenga ake o te raumati (HKW 1/7/1902:7). / It concerns what you stated about the squawking of the shining cuckoo at the onset of summer.

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Synonyms: ngoengoe, ngoe


5. (noun) stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta - a rare endemic forest bird, the male has a black head, upper breast and back, bordered by golden yellow across the breast. White tufts behind the eyes and yellow shoulder patch. Female grayish brown with white wingbar.

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