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petrified
[ pe-truh-fahyd ]
adjective
- having been numbed or paralyzed with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion:
The victim arrived at the shelter petrified and penniless, lacking the documents needed to apply for aid.
- having been turned to stone or a stony substance:
Among the fossils found here are petrified skeletons of dinosaurs dating back 65 million years.
- having been made rigid or inert; hardened:
The 20-year-old snack cake—still in its original packaging—is quite petrified; it makes a pleasant thunking sound when I knock it against the desk.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of petrify ( def ).
Other 51Թ Forms
- -··ھ adjective
- ····ھ adjective
- ܲ···ھ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of petrified1
Example Sentences
A mental health assessment recorded Richards as being "petrified and unsafe", with a prison induction officer warning he was like a "rabbit in headlights" when learning there was no dedicated unit for vulnerable prisoners.
“He will tell you had this been a stranger, someone he didn’t know as well, he would have been petrified.”
Mr Bisset says the family are still “petrified” every time they visit the hospital.
One night in Monaco, Rachael says she woke up "petrified" to find Salah getting into her bed.
"I know from conversations with people in government and in the intelligence services in Europe that they are petrified of the prospect of Trump coming back to office."
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