whakapupuni
1. (verb) to crouch, lurk, hide oneself.
Nā, ka haere, ka tae ki kō tata atu anō, ka peka ki tahaki, ka whakapupuni mai i roto i ngā pūreirei (NM 1928:43). / Now, they went off and when they reached a little way further on they branched off to one side and hid in the 'Carex secta' grasses.
Synonyms: taiwhanga
2. (noun) hide and seek- a children's game.