tei vagavagava be angry; be aggressive

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure vi - vi
Variant Form(s) tii vagavagava
Morphology tei va-gavagava
Gloss stay ADVR-angry
    • be angry; be aggressive
      • emotions
      • Example 5927:
        Beo pus toa vabooboha, ore paa tei vagavagava kurus, ore paa toptop araara, ei beara kao vahuusu riori.
        When the hens are hatching, they are very aggressive and peck at us, when we come too close to them.
        Source: Sii 47W 028
      • Example 7450:
        A kave me to tei vagavagava maana.
        The net was angry.
        Source: Aro 06E(Eno) 261

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