petrify
🇺🇸
/ˈpetrɪfaɪ/
🇬🇧
/ˈpetrɪfaɪ/
verb
R
to scare someone very much
The thought of public speaking petrified him.
R
to become as hard as stone
Over time, the wood petrified and turned into fossil.
translation
to scare someone very much; to become as hard as stone
Word Forms
3rd Present
petrifies
Past
petrified
Perfect
petrified
Progressive
petrifying