v. 25B6; verb
the flowers withered in the sun : SHRIVEL (UP), dry up; wilt, droop, go limp, fade, perish.
the muscles in his leg withered : WASTE (AWAY), shrivel (up), shrink, atrophy.
her confidence withered : DIMINISH, dwindle, shrink, lessen, fade, ebb, wane; evaporate, disappear.
thrive, grow.