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petrify
[ pe-truh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion:
I was petrified with fear.
Synonyms: , ,
The tragedy in his life petrified his emotions.
verb (used without object)
- to become petrified.
petrify
/ 藞辫蓻迟谤瑟藢蹿补瑟 /
verb
- tr; often passive to convert (organic material, esp plant material) into a fossilized form by impregnation with dissolved minerals so that the original appearance is preserved
- to make or become dull, unresponsive, insensitive, etc; deaden
- tr; often passive to stun or daze with horror, fear, etc
Derived Forms
- 藞辫别迟谤颈藢蹿颈别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辫别迟路谤颈路蹿颈路补路产濒别 adjective
- 辫别路迟谤颈蹿路颈路肠补苍迟 [pi-, trif, -i-k, uh, nt], adjective
- 辫别迟路谤颈路蹿颈路别谤 noun
- 耻苍路辫别迟路谤颈路蹿测路颈苍驳 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of petrify1
Example Sentences
"We are seeing a lot of people coming in who are struggling - we've had people get in touch who are absolutely petrified," Boylan said.
While the BBC cannot independently verify their stories, almost all say they are petrified that one day, they might bump into a captor on the street or on a bus.
"I'm really scared for the future. The thought of my seven-year-old having a phone is absolutely petrifying."
A mental health assessment recorded Richards as being "petrified and unsafe", with a prison induction officer warning he was like a "rabbit in headlights" when learning there was no dedicated unit for vulnerable prisoners.
鈥淗e will tell you had this been a stranger, someone he didn鈥檛 know as well, he would have been petrified.鈥
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