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petrified
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
Translations
more petrified
Comp.
most petrified
Super.
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
She was petrified with fear when she saw the ghost.
Она была окаменелой от страха, когда увидела призрака.
Additional translations
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd/
US
/ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd/
Used attributively to describe matter that has literally turned to stone.
Synonyms
scared stiff
petrified with fear
terrified out of one's wits
frozen with fear
petrified (literally)
petrified
Past Simple
petrified
Past Simple
petrified
Past Participle
petrifying
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
The sight of the ghost made him petrify with fear.
Вид призрака заставил его окаменеть от страха.
The sudden noise seemed to petrify her.
Внезапный шум, казалось, парализовал её.
Definitions
She was petrified of the dark and refused to go into the basement alone.
Over millennia, the fallen trees became petrified, preserving every ring and groove.
The horror movie was so terrifying that it petrified the audience.
Over millions of years, the wood was petrified and turned into stone.
She was petrified at the thought of speaking in public.
The museum displays a petrified tree trunk that is over 200 million years old.