petrified

Speech parts

1. petrified - Adjective

2. petrified - Verb

Derived from petrify

Meaning

of Petrify

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

thunderstruck firm frozen afraid shocked hardened unmanned anxious alarmed fearful frightened horrified paralyzed scare stunned
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Antonyms

trojan colter doughty dauntless gallant valiant
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Phrases with the word

petrified hand petrified forest petrified wood

Examples

A film is a petrified fountain of thought. Jean Cocteau

Loyalty to petrified opinion never broke a chain or freed a human soul. Mark Twain

In spite of his practical ability, some of his experience had petrified into maxims and quotations. George Eliot

I actually got really petrified by the thought of people seeing me. Andy Partridge

Nature is a petrified magic city. Novalis

Watching Jaws just scared the living daylights out of me when I was young. I know a lot of people my age who are still petrified of sharks because of that film. Ashley Scott

Close letter words and terms

petrificated petrification petrificious petrified carpentry petrified forest Petrified Forest National Park