1. (verb) (-tia) to stare, look hard, gawk, ogle.
Ki te haere au ki te tāone he tarau poto, kāore he tōkena, ka kite tonu au i ngā tāngata e tiro mākutu ana ki te nawe o taku waewae, ka whakamā au (HP 1991:21). / If I went to town in shorts and no soxs, I saw people staring at the scar on my leg and I was embarrassed.
See also mākutu
Synonyms: titiro mākutu, titiro whakatau
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