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hurihuri - to turn round and round, over and over

hurihuri. 1. v.t. Turn over in one's mind, ponder, reflect upon. Na reira i hurihuri ai te ngakau o te hunga i ora, kua pau ano pea i a Tangaroamihi nga tira haere (T. 157).

2. Turn over. Hurihuri. ika, some ceremony performed with a dead body. Ka mutu te patu kei te hurihuri i nga ika tapu (T. 91). E mate au kawea au ki waho whakahahake ai, hei ika hurihuri mau (Tuhoro's parting instruction to his son Ihenga).

3. v.i. Turn over and over. Moe hunhuri ai taku moe ki te whare (M. 186).

4. Be overspread. I rite etahi ki te whewhe, a ka roa te pakarutanga, ka pauku haere, a kua hurihuri noa te takapu katoa. (The whole calf of his leg was covered with sores.)

Williams Dictionary

hurihuri, n. Growth of young shoots. E tiu ra ki te muri, e, nga hurihuri manuia i raro o Tumutara, nga rakau tu iho i runga Ihoweka (M. 63).

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