Petrified Meaning
/pˈɛtrəˌfaɪd/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjHaving undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.
"On Yule-eve alone can petrified Giants receive back their life for the space of seven hours, if one of their race embraces them, and is, at the same time, willing to sacrifice a hundred years of their own life."— 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 218:
adjExtremely afraid.
verbsimple past and past participle of petrify
Sentence Examples
He was almost petrified with terror.
They're petrified with fear.
With some foreboding, we entered the petrified forest.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient trees in the forest turned into ____ wood after being buried for centuries.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The child was ____ by the sudden loud noise and clung to her mother's arm trembling.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient trees in the forest turned into ____ wood after being buried for centuries.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The child was ____ by the sudden loud noise and clung to her mother's arm trembling.