puhalu
1. vs., Soft, flabby, loose, sagging, sunken, deflated; to loosen, deflate, sink, sag. Figuratively, unenthusiastic, relaxed, weak.
- Examples:
- Ua puhalu ka pāluna, the balloon collapsed.
- Puhalu ka ihu, nānā i ke kāʻao, stretch the nostrils, see overripe pandanus fruit [one doesn't see the pandanus until the fruit has fallen and scattered its scent; one appreciates people after they are gone].
2. To stare wide-eyed.
- References:
- AP
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