petrifying
Meaning
petrify
- (transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- To produce rigidity akin to stone.
- To immobilize with fright.
- (intransitive) To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
- (figuratively, intransitive) To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
- (figuratively, transitive) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
Synonyms
Translations
الإرعاب
escruixidor aterridor
Grauen erregend
épouvantable
allucinante
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