petrify

UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
petrifyглагол
petrified
Прошедшее простое время
petrified
Причастие прошедшего времени
petrifying
Герундий
UK
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
US
/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/
Переводы
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.
Определения
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.
petrifyпричастие прошедшего времени
Определения
Extremely frightened; so scared that one is unable to move or think.
She was petrified at the thought of speaking in public.
Turned into stone or a stony substance through mineralization.
The museum displays a petrified tree trunk that is over 200 million years old.
petrifyгерундий или причастие настоящего времени
Определения
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.