memenge
1. (verb) to be shrivelled, withered, wrinkled.
Nō te taenga mai ki uta, ka whatiia mai tētahi mōna. Kāore i roa kua memenge i te rā (TTT 31/8/1921:12). / When he reached the shore he picked one for himself, but it wasn't long before it withered in the sun.
Synonyms: kōpuka, popohe, menge, taramore, kurehe, ngingio, whewhengi, kauere, kūreherehe, pohe, whakamenge, pūtoki, pūtokitoki, roiroi
2. (verb) to be wrinkled (of the cheeks), smile.
Tēnā e memenge ngā pāpāringa o ō mātou hoa Māori ki ēnā kupu (TWMNT 26/7/1879:464). / Well our Māori friends will laugh at those words.
See also menge
