1. (verb) (-tia) to sprinkle with water, pour out drop by drop, drizzle.
Me whakamāturuturutia ngā moana katoa tatauria kotahi rau tau mō ia māturuturu, mō ia māturuturu... (THM 1/1/1890:3). / If all the oceans were poured out drop by drop and a century was counted for each drop...
Synonyms: whakamāturu
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