kuihi
1. (verb) to speak in a low tone.
Ka tae mai a ia ki a mātou, ki ngā mea tamariki, ka pakipaki i ō mātou pāpāringa, me te pōpō i ō mātou māhunga, me te kuihi te waha, he kōrero pea i ana kupu mō mātou, ā, tē mōhiotia kautia atu (White 5 1888:107). / When he reached us, the young ones, he patted our cheeks, stroked our heads and spoke in a low tone, perhaps talking about us in his words, but we did not understand anything.