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tutū

1. (verb) (-tia) to be stirred up, churned up, insubordinate, mischievous, disobedient, mutinous, rebellious, recalcitrant, riotous, seditious, undisciplined, rebel, disrupt.

Tutū ana te moana, ā puehu ana te rangi i te heihei o te moana (W 1971:44). / The sea is churned up and the sky is hazy from the spray of the sea.

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Synonyms: whakatete, whakakeke, tīhoihoi, tangata hara, whana, hauhau, kaiwhakatuma, porohīanga, whakatoi, raweke, hanariki, haututū, hīanga


2. (intransitive verb) to be vigorous (of breathing).

Nō te mutunga o taku omaoma, tutū ana te manawa. / When I finished my run, my breathing was vigorous.

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3. (noun) insubordination, disobedience, insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, riotousness, sedition, offending, offence.

Mākari ake nei pea te take, kua oho te mauri, kua anga ki te tutū, ki te rapu uto (MM.TKM 4/3/1855:16). / Even with perhaps an unfounded reason, they will be incited to seek revenge.

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Synonyms: hara, kaikaiwaiūtanga, hēanga, whananga, whana, whakakeke, kinonga, takahanga

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