2. (verb) (-ina,-ria,-tia) to quiver, flutter.
Kia kite koe i te kōiwi o te tangata ka whakakakapa ō ngutu (TPH 30/3/1900:2). / When you see the bones of the person your lips quiver.
Synonyms: kūreperepe, oioi, rū, kārohirohi, kapakapa, wanawana, wiriwiri, ore, kakapa, māueue, māwewe, kereū, tāwariwari, tīkorikori, aroarohaki, arowhaki, arohaki, oreore, ārohirohi, ngāoraora, ngaue
