As Langdon scanned the fountain, though, his hope withered quickly.

Leon Wallace did fine for a while, but the audience's support quickly withered.

Pitching on only two-days rest, Ford quickly withered in the bottom of the second.

So the vision of a unified Palestinian government may wither quickly.

"The human mind is a magnificent instrument," Foster said, "not meant to wither quickly."

Even his houseplants, he laughed, quickly withered and died!

Most opposed the conversion, many abandoned their homes and the city quickly withered into decay.

The nice new apartment buildings quickly withered, transforming the district into a slum.

Others in the business say that "Translation" will quickly wither in theaters.

The leaves are located around the base of the stem and wither quickly.