Petrify
verb
To make someone very scared.
The sight of the ghost petrified her with fear.
Often appears as...
- petrified with fear
- petrified by the thought
verb
To change over time into a stony substance.
Over millions of years, the wood was petrified and became like stone.
Often appears as...
- petrified wood
- petrified remains
verb
To make something rigid or inflexible.
The cold petrified the ground, making it hard to dig.
Often appears as...
- petrified ground
- petrified by cold
verb
To make someone very scared.
The sight of the ghost petrified her with fear.
Often appears as...
- petrified with fear
- petrified by the thought
verb
To change over time into a stony substance.
Over millions of years, the wood was petrified and became like stone.
Often appears as...
- petrified wood
- petrified remains
verb
To make something rigid or inflexible.
The cold petrified the ground, making it hard to dig.
Often appears as...
- petrified ground
- petrified by cold
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Intense Fear
Used when describing an overwhelming fear that immobilizes or shocks someone.
When she saw the snake, she was petrified.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Doesn't always mean actual fear; can be used for dramatic effect.
I was petrified about missing the deadline, but managed to finish on time.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Carries a strong emotional weight; more impactful than 'scared' or 'frightened'.
The intense movie scene left the audience petrified.
Pro Tip 1/3Intense Fear
Used when describing an overwhelming fear that immobilizes or shocks someone.
When she saw the snake, she was petrified.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Doesn't always mean actual fear; can be used for dramatic effect.
I was petrified about missing the deadline, but managed to finish on time.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Carries a strong emotional weight; more impactful than 'scared' or 'frightened'.
The intense movie scene left the audience petrified.
Pro Tip 1/3Intense Fear
Used when describing an overwhelming fear that immobilizes or shocks someone.
When she saw the snake, she was petrified.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Doesn't always mean actual fear; can be used for dramatic effect.
I was petrified about missing the deadline, but managed to finish on time.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
Carries a strong emotional weight; more impactful than 'scared' or 'frightened'.
The intense movie scene left the audience petrified.
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Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
it up it looks like you're looking at petrified wood with tree rings because that's what it is it happens in our teeth too under a magnifying lens you can see rings in our teeth they were laid down every day in the development of the tooth so you can tell how old that tooth is and if you calculate and add up the rings in one tooth and you
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Making the impossible...
everything that I know and then if you're ready then off you go and I said I deal so hopped in a plane I was petrified because when I got on the plane I didn't know how to 3d print I'm going to Sudan to make to make something for this boy who I've never met before but I'd never made it before but I'm getting on this plane so here we go
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A call to men PIPE Tony...
Well actually, he raped her, but he would say he had sex with her. Because, while Sheila never said no, she also never said yes. So he was offering me the opportunity to do the same. So when I go in the room, I close the door. Folks, I'm petrified.
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Building a dinosaur from...
to make a dinosaur you go out you find yourself a piece of petrified tree sap otherwise known as amber that has some blood sucking insects in it good ones and you get your insect you drill into it and you suck out some DNA because
Video examples
Building a dinosaur from...
If you want to make a dinosaur, you go out, you find yourself a piece of petrified tree sap -- otherwise known as amber -- that has some blood-sucking insects in it, good ones, and you get your insect and you drill into it
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Lisa Kristine: Photos...
I mean, these people had nothing, and they were so petrified, they wanted to give up, but the woman in the center rallied for them to persevere, and abolitionists on the ground helped them get a quarry lease of their own,
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What working parents...
year-old bottles of salad dressing, pad thai that had become petrified, just gross stuff. And no one should have to do that, right? Again, a very, very small thing that makes a big difference in someone’s life.
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Shimon Steinberg:...
So safety, with respect to the application, is the number one answer that we get from growers, for "Why biological control?" Number two, many growers are, in fact, petrified by the idea of resistance,
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Natural pest control ......
and gas mask and apply chemicals so safety with respect to the application this is not one answer that we get from growers why biological control number two many growers are infected petrified
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Anna Deavere Smith: Four...
I was so petrified and so numb, all I could look was in the rear-view mirror. And he just laid her right on the shoulder of the highway. My own child, I let that happen to."
Video examples
Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
it up it looks like you're looking at petrified wood with tree rings because that's what it is it happens in our teeth too under a magnifying lens you can see rings in our teeth they were laid down every day in the development of the tooth so you can tell how old that tooth is and if you calculate and add up the rings in one tooth and you
Video examples
Making the impossible...
everything that I know and then if you're ready then off you go and I said I deal so hopped in a plane I was petrified because when I got on the plane I didn't know how to 3d print I'm going to Sudan to make to make something for this boy who I've never met before but I'd never made it before but I'm getting on this plane so here we go
Video examples
A call to men PIPE Tony...
Well actually, he raped her, but he would say he had sex with her. Because, while Sheila never said no, she also never said yes. So he was offering me the opportunity to do the same. So when I go in the room, I close the door. Folks, I'm petrified.
Video examples
Building a dinosaur from...
to make a dinosaur you go out you find yourself a piece of petrified tree sap otherwise known as amber that has some blood sucking insects in it good ones and you get your insect you drill into it and you suck out some DNA because
Video examples
Building a dinosaur from...
If you want to make a dinosaur, you go out, you find yourself a piece of petrified tree sap -- otherwise known as amber -- that has some blood-sucking insects in it, good ones, and you get your insect and you drill into it
Video examples
Lisa Kristine: Photos...
I mean, these people had nothing, and they were so petrified, they wanted to give up, but the woman in the center rallied for them to persevere, and abolitionists on the ground helped them get a quarry lease of their own,
Video examples
What working parents...
year-old bottles of salad dressing, pad thai that had become petrified, just gross stuff. And no one should have to do that, right? Again, a very, very small thing that makes a big difference in someone’s life.
Video examples
Shimon Steinberg:...
So safety, with respect to the application, is the number one answer that we get from growers, for "Why biological control?" Number two, many growers are, in fact, petrified by the idea of resistance,
Video examples
Natural pest control ......
and gas mask and apply chemicals so safety with respect to the application this is not one answer that we get from growers why biological control number two many growers are infected petrified
Video examples
Anna Deavere Smith: Four...
I was so petrified and so numb, all I could look was in the rear-view mirror. And he just laid her right on the shoulder of the highway. My own child, I let that happen to."
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Quote examples
Greg Davies
British Comedian
When you're trying to enter something as intimidating as comedy, starting out with a support network of likeminded people is a powerful thing. It was natural we'd end up working together because we went through those first petrifying moments together. We created gigs for each other, slapped each other on the back, and protected each other.
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Vivek Murthy
American Public Servant
I have experienced loneliness at many, many points in my life and felt this profound sense of shame about it - all the years when I was a child that I struggled with feeling lonely when I was scared to go to school and petrified of walking into the elementary school cafeteria because I was worried I wouldn't have anyone to sit with.
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Lou Brock
American Athlete
I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that said go out for the baseball team. I was a walk-on, and I was actually petrified as a walk-on because you're not an athlete.
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Edith Hamilton
American Writer
The modern minds in each generation are the critics who preserve us from a petrifying world, who will not leave us to walk undisturbed in the ways of our fathers.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Indian Director
I'm petrified of facing the camera. Even to shoot for a photograph is an ordeal. But it's important to break free of your inhibitions at some point in your life.
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Robin Wright
American Actress
I met an agent through my modeling agency who encouraged me to go out and audition for sitcoms, and I was absolutely petrified because I had no desire to do it.
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Chris Evert
American Tennis Player
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.
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Kell Brook
British Athlete
I'm petrified of spiders, I've just never liked them.
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Jean Cocteau
French Director
A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
Quote examples
Greg Davies
British Comedian
When you're trying to enter something as intimidating as comedy, starting out with a support network of likeminded people is a powerful thing. It was natural we'd end up working together because we went through those first petrifying moments together. We created gigs for each other, slapped each other on the back, and protected each other.
Quote examples
Vivek Murthy
American Public Servant
I have experienced loneliness at many, many points in my life and felt this profound sense of shame about it - all the years when I was a child that I struggled with feeling lonely when I was scared to go to school and petrified of walking into the elementary school cafeteria because I was worried I wouldn't have anyone to sit with.
Quote examples
Lou Brock
American Athlete
I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that said go out for the baseball team. I was a walk-on, and I was actually petrified as a walk-on because you're not an athlete.
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Edith Hamilton
American Writer
The modern minds in each generation are the critics who preserve us from a petrifying world, who will not leave us to walk undisturbed in the ways of our fathers.
Quote examples
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Indian Director
I'm petrified of facing the camera. Even to shoot for a photograph is an ordeal. But it's important to break free of your inhibitions at some point in your life.
Quote examples
Robin Wright
American Actress
I met an agent through my modeling agency who encouraged me to go out and audition for sitcoms, and I was absolutely petrified because I had no desire to do it.
Quote examples
Chris Evert
American Tennis Player
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul.
Quote examples
Kell Brook
British Athlete
I'm petrified of spiders, I've just never liked them.
Quote examples
Jean Cocteau
French Director
A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
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