nekeneke - to move gradually
nekeneke, v.t. Move gradually. Tera te marama, ka nekenekea kei te pae (S. 35).
Williams Dictionary
I tū kau, kāore i paku nekeneke. Ānō nei kua whakakōhatutia.She just stood there and didn't move a whisker. It was as if she'd been turned to stone.It was as if - ānō nei