whakatenetene
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to annoy, provoke.
Mehemea he hē e kitea ana, e te iwi, me whakaatu mārire ki te Paramete kia whakamaenetia ngā mea e whakatenetene ake ana (KO 15/4/1884:3). / If a problem is observed, people, it should be politely pointed out to Parliament so that the things causing concern are rectified.
Synonyms: kōpana, pātai, pītaritari, pātari, pītari, hītaritari, whakapātari, patapatai, mukākā, whakatatari, taunanawe, eneene, pākani, pātaritari, patou, pātaitai, whakakārangirangi, whakapātaritari, whakatumatuma, whakahorohoro, whakariri, whakatari, māreherehe
2. (verb) to be reluctant.
I whakatenetene tonu nei te kaiwhakaako o Pine a Rotohiko Haupapa, he whao waruwaru noa nei tāna, ki te whāki atu i ngā muna whakairo a Te Arawa ki ngā kaiako o Ngāti Porou (TTR 1998:186). / Pine's teacher, Rotohiko Haupapa, was using only the paring chisel, and was reluctant to reveal the secrets of Te Arawa carving skills to the students from Ngāti Porou.
Synonyms: korongatā, parahako, whakatohetohe, manawa pā, korou kore, whakauaua, manauhea, whakatōngā, whakawhēuaua, horokukū, whakakumu, kōroiroi
3. (noun) annoyance, irritation.
Mehemea, ka haere i runga i te kūwaretanga, i te wāina, i te pia, i te parani, me ērā atu kai whakatautauhea i te tangata, tērā e kite i tā rātou māreherehe, i ngā māniania, i ngā whakatenetene; ā, ka whakatiorotia ngā taringa ki ngā karanga whakakaitoa, o te tini, o te mano (KO 15/3/1884:4). / If they had gone in ignorance with wine, beer, brandy and other substances that debauch people, then we would understand their trouble, the problems and the annoyances, and we would have been assailed with the strident recriminating calls of the masses.
