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whakatumatuma

1. (verb) (-tia) to act defiantly, defy, provoke, be outspoken.

Synonyms: whakatari, māreherehe, kōpana, pātai, pītaritari, pātari, pītari, eneene, whakapātari, patapatai, mukākā, whakatatari, taunanawe, hītaritari, pākani, pātaritari, patou, pātaitai, whakakārangirangi, whakapātaritari, whakatenetene, whakahorohoro, whakariri

2. (modifier) abrupt, forthright, outspoken, blunt, confronting, defiant, provocative.

Synonyms: whakatara, whakapātaritari, whakatari, whakatene

3. (noun) provocation, incitement, aggravation, defiance.

Synonyms: whakapātaritari, whakahorohoro, whakariri, pākani, whakapātari, whakataratara, tāwai

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