1. (verb) to curl up, shrivel up, wither.
He ahi toro i te whenua, ka mimingo te rākau, te otaota, te tangata, ka pau i a ia te kai (JPS 1911:39). / It is a fire that spreads over the land, when the trees, the weeds and men are shrivelled and he consumes the crops.
Synonyms: kōngio, kōriorio, whakatārehe
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