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tūngāwiri

1. (verb) (-hia) to shiver.

I te mōhiotanga o Āta kei te ānini taku ūpoko, kei te tūngāwiri hoki au, tere tonu tana mea mai ki a au, "E Hēmi, me haere mai koe ki te Mīhana i nāianei." (HP 1991:35). / When Arthur knew that I had a headache and was shivering, he quickly said to me, "Hēmi, you must come to the Mission now."

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Synonyms: whakawiri, harawiniwini, harawiwini, hūnonoi, tūhauwiri, tuawiri, wanawana, wiriwiri, wiri


2. (noun) shivers, shivering.

Āhua roa tonu au e whakakeke ana, kātahi anō au ka whakaae atu, nā te ānini o taku ūpoko, nā te tūngāwiri (HP 1991:35). / I was silent for quite a long time before I agreed, because of my headache and the shivering.

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Synonyms: kunāwhea, korohāwini, wanawana, tūhauwiri, rūrūtake

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