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wheoro - reverberate; rumble

Wheoro (i), v.i. 1. Make a crashing or jarring noise, rumble, reverberate. Rongo kau atu page 495 ana nga kaipatari i te harurutanga o te haerenga mai o te taniwha ra i roto i te rua, ano me te wheorotanga whatitiri (T. 151).

2. Be jarred, tingle. Ka wheoro aku taringa.

3. n. Rumble. Tangi ana te wheoro ki te tuakiri (M. 52).

whēorooro, n. Bull-roarer, a toy.

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Williams Dictionary

Wheoro (ii), v.i. 1. Bend, sag under a weight. Ka wheoro te rakau.

2. Be slow, be long, delay.

Williams Dictionary

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