 petrified |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] converted into a mineral | |
| Synonyms: | mineralized | |
| Examples: | "petrified wood" |
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| Related terms: | mineral | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] converted into stone | |
| Related terms: | hard | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror | |
| Synonyms: | numb | |
| Examples: | "petrified with fear" "she was petrified by the eerie sound" "too numb with fear to move" |
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| Related terms: | afraid | |
| Similar spelling: |
putrified petrify petrifaction petrifying Petroff |
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