adjective🔗ShareExtremely afraid."Seeing the huge spider crawl across her desk, she was petrified. "emotionmindsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals."Over millions of years, the wood petrified as mineral-rich water seeped through its cells, turning it into stone. "geologymaterialprocessscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo produce rigidity akin to stone."The sudden loud noise petrified the students in the classroom. "geologyappearanceprocessnaturesensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo immobilize with fright."The loud thunderclap petrified the children in their seats. "mindsensationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits."Over millions of years, the fallen tree was petrified, transforming into a beautiful, colorful stone. "geologymaterialprocesssciencenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become stony, callous, or obdurate."The constant criticism from her peers petrified her; she became emotionally hardened and unwilling to try new things in class. "mindcharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification."The harsh criticism petrified her, making her afraid to speak up in class again. "mindsensationemotioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
