kōriorio
1. (verb) (-tia) to wither, wrinkle, shrivel up, shrink, fade.
Kua kōrioriotia ngā kai o te rua (W 1971:142). / The food of the storage pit has shrivelled up.
Synonyms: iti haere, pīngongo, eti, whakakauriki, tingongo, mimingo, kōngio, whakatārehe
2. (modifier) fading, shrinking, diminishing.
Kua heke te rā he kāpura kōriorio (TP 10/1908:7). / The sun is setting, a diminishing fire. (A metaphor for a great warrior used at his tangihanga.)
