2. (verb) to smoulder.
Ko ērā tima e rua kua paea atu ki tētahi taha o te awa, ki reira ka torohū ai (TWMNT 17/8/1875:189). / Those two ships had stranded on one side of the river where they smouldered.
3. (verb) to huddle together, crouch.
Ka torohū ngā tamariki i te kokonga o te rūma (Ng 1993:211). / The children huddled together in the corner of the room.
5. (modifier) smouldering.
Ka roa e takoto ana ki runga kaipuke, ka pūmāhu, ka kā tonu iho - he kā torohū, ā wera tonu te kaipuke, e kore e taea te tini (TWM 30/12/1869:1). / After lying on the ship for a long time, it heated up and began to burn - a smouldering fire and the ship was burnt out, it could not be stopped.
6. (noun) potential.
Synonyms: pito mata