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petrifying
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/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪɪŋ/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪɪŋ/
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petrifying
adjective
more petrifying
Comp.
most petrifying
Super.
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪɪŋ/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪɪŋ/
каменеющий
The petrifying sight of the ghost left everyone speechless.
Каменеющий вид призрака оставил всех безмолвными.
ужасающий
The petrifying scream echoed through the haunted house.
Ужасающий крик эхом разнесся по дому с привидениями.
Additional translations
окаменелый
пугающий
Synonyms
frightening
scary
terrifying
alarming
horrifying
appalling
dreadful
shocking
petrifying
noun
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪɪŋ/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪɪŋ/
Gerund: the act or process of turning to stone, or a state of intense fear.
petrify
verb
petrifying
Gerund
petrified
Past Simple
petrified
Past Participle
petrifying
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
окаменеть
The sight of the ghost made him petrify with fear.
Вид призрака заставил его окаменеть от страха.
парализовать
The sudden noise seemed to petrify her.
Внезапный шум, казалось, парализовал её.
Synonyms
terrify
frighten
scare
shock
alarm
dismay
startle
petrify
gerund / present participle
petrifying
Synonyms
terrifying
horrifying
frightening
chilling
hair-raising
bone-chilling
startling
alarming
staggering
ossifying
calcifying
fossilizing
hardening
Definitions
petrifying
adjective
Causing extreme fear or terror; terrifying.
The petrifying scream echoed through the haunted house, sending chills down everyone's spine.
Having the property of turning organic matter into stone; causing petrifaction.
The petrifying waters of the spring coated every twig in a thin layer of mineral.
petrifying
noun
The process or result of turning organic matter into stone; petrifaction.
The petrifying of the fallen tree trunks took thousands of years.
petrify
verb
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.
petrify
gerund / present participle
Causing extreme fear; terrifying.
The roller-coaster ride was a truly petrifying experience.
Causing or capable of converting organic matter into stone through mineral deposition.
The petrifying waters of the spring encrust leaves and twigs in a coating of minerals.
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