1. (stative) be wrinkled, shrivelled, flabby.
Ko tōna āhua i tō mātou kitenga atu kua tino koroheke rawa, he kūreherehe te mata, wiriwiri katoa tōna tinana (TP 1/11/1902:2). / When we saw him he looked very old, his face was wrinkled and his body shook.
Synonyms: kōpuka, popohe, memenge, menge, taramore, kurehe, ngingio, whewhengi, kauere, pohe, whakamenge, pūtoki, pūtokitoki, roiroi
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