All 3 Uses

wither
in
When the Legends Die
(Edited)

The big cottonwoods beside the house withered and seemed to shrink and curl, and flames crept up their big limbs like hungry red tongues.
Chpt 33

withered = shriveled (shrank and dried out)
The weedy garden withered as though under a sudden frost, and the tall weeds crumpled and fell and the whole garden disappeared, leaving only a patch of charred ground.
Chpt 33

withered = shriveled (shrank)
He could see Meo's garden patch, weedy but still with the mark of Meo's hand upon it, withering in the searing heat.
Chpt 49 *

withering = drying out

Definitions:

(1) (wither as in: wither on the vine)
to shrivel (wrinkle and contract -- usually from lack of water)
(2) (wither as in: her confidence withered)
to become weaker--sometimes to get smaller and disappear
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Much less commonly, Withers can be a last name.