verb🔗ShareTo harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals."The ancient wooden tools were petrified over thousands of years, turning hard as stone. "geologymaterialsubstanceprocessenvironmentsciencechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo produce rigidity akin to stone."The unexpected loud noise made her petrify in fear, unable to move. "geologybodymindsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo immobilize with fright."The loud thunderclap petrified the students in their seats. "mindemotionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits."The ancient coral, over thousands of years, petrified into a hard, beautiful rock formation. "geologymaterialscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become stony, callous, or obdurate."After years of working in customer service, she began to petrify, losing her empathy and becoming indifferent to customers' complaints. "mindcharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification."The constant criticism from her peers petrified her into silence during the presentation. "mindphysiologybodysensationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
