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Definition of petrified : of Petrify

Synonyms:

mineral, hard, numb, mineralized

hardened, firm, stone

harrowed, alarmed, anxious, afraid, apprehensive, lily-livered, fearful, terrified, fainthearted, frightened, startled, intimidated, scared, paralyzed, terror-stricken, chicken-livered, set on edge, scared stiff, panicked, timid, jittery, haunted, rattled, disturbed, cowardly, weak-kneed, horrified, agitated, threatened, unnerved

marinated, mummified, archived, bottled, froze, banked, frozen, embalmed, canned, quick-froze, conserved, quick-frozen, refrigerated, preserved

Usage examples:

• " I gazed petrified at the high- bred, wrathful face, still beautiful in death, and the mysterious, wide- open eyes that must have flashed so proudly in life. - "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.
• They were really fierce and we were petrified with fear. - "The Biography of a Rabbit", Roy Benson, Jr..
• Petrified with terror, she could only wait and watch. - "The Firm of Girdlestone", Arthur Conan Doyle.