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petrify

/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/

Translations

petrifyverb

petrified

Past Simple

petrified

Past Participle

petrifying

Gerund

/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.

Synonyms

petrifyverb

To make someone so frightened that they are unable to move or think.

The horror movie was so terrifying that it petrified the audience.

To change organic matter into a stony substance through a process of mineralization.

Over millions of years, the wood was petrified and turned into stone.