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haruru - to resound; a heavy sound

Hāruru, a. Fetid, foul-smelling. Ka haruru te rongoa nei. ‖ mōrururu.

Williams Dictionary

Haruru. 1. n. Any dull, heavy sound.

Ka rongo nei a Tama i te haruru o nga tapuae o Ngatoro e haere iho ana (T. 171).

2. Roar. Ka rongo raua ki te haruru [of the storm] ka purupurua to raua whare (T. 93).

3. v.i. Resound. Tena toki ka haruru (T. 32).

4. Thud. Kua rangona e raua te harurutanga ki raro, te whiunga iho (T. 146).

5. n. Name of a charm, beginning with the word haruru, which was used to cure wounds, etc.

Williams Dictionary

I rangona e koe tērā haruru?
Did you hear/feel that rumble?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Te rangonga o te iwi o te pā i te haruru, ka oma iho ki te mātakitaki haka.
When the people of the pā heard the noise, they ran down to hear the haka.
Down - iho

He haruru nui no te rangi anō he hau nui.
A great roaring noise from the sky, like a great wind.

Ka kumea te taura kia haruru mai te pōtarotaro.
The cord is pulled to start the lawnmower.

Mau-ria au, kia mate atu i te kāinga, kia whakarongo ai au ki te haruru o ngā tai o Tapuarata.
of the(pl) sea of Tapuarata Take me so that I may die at home while listening to the surf at Tapuarata.