Search words & phrases
petrify
US /ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪ/
・UK /ˈpetrɪfaɪ/
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v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To be very afraid or paralysed with terror
Ghosts petrify me
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To convert into stone or a stony substance
If dead things petrify, they turn into stone after a long period of time.
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- I'm generally quite scared of flying in planes as it is, so the thought of travelling in space in a rocket would absolutely petrify me.
I'm generally quite scared of flying in planes as it is, so the thought of travelling in space in a rocket would absolutely petrify me.
- I'm generally quite scared of flying in planes as it is, so the thought of traveling in space in a rocket would absolutely petrify me.
I'm generally quite scared of flying in planes as it is, so the thought of traveling in space in a rocket would absolutely petrify me.
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- and it'll actually petrify and be solid as a brick.
and it'll actually petrify and be solid as a brick.
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- It didn't kill anyone that time around though, but it did petrify several students and scared the entire school.
It didn't kill anyone that time around though, but it did petrify several students and scared the entire school.