pōteretere - to be drifting about, backwards and forwards
Pōteretere. 1. v.i. Drift about, backwards and forwards. Ka whiua tetahi mea ki te wai, kaore e tere, engari ka poteretere noa iho i reira.
2. a. Dripping wet. E peteretere ana oku kakahu.
‖ tere.
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