I can give you several sentences.That tree will wither unless you water it.The leaves wither on the vine.She can wither me with a glance.
It was sad to watch him just wither away.
"If you don't water a plant, it's flowers will wither."
The desert heat would wither anyone.
No, it is not. The word wither is a verb (to dry up, or cause to dry up).
Without water, many land plants wither and die.
One must water a plant before it begins to wither.
Since there was hardly any water in the plains, that caused the flowers to wither.
To wither away.
Wither, shrivel.
The flowers began to wither.She watched her normally cheerful husband wither away on the couch from depression.
I think the word 'wither' is what you seek.