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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms petrified adjective 1. terrified, horrified, shocked, frozen, stunned, appalled, numb, dazed, speechless, aghast, dumbfounded, stupefied, scared stiff, scared shitless (taboo slang), terror-stricken, shit-scared (taboo slang) He was petrified at the thought of having to make a speech. 2. fossilized, ossified, rocklike a block of petrified wood Translations petrified [ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd] adj (= terrified) → pétrifié(e) I was absolutely petrified → J'étais absolument pétrifié. to be petrified of sth → avoir une peur bleue de qch petrified petrified [ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪd] adj → terrorizzato/a to be petrified (with fear) → restare impietrito/a (per la paura) petrified [ˈpɛtrɪˌfaɪd] adj → terrorizzato/a to be petrified (with fear) → restare impietrito/a (per la paura) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He said the most of Sir Dinadan's jokes were rotten and the rest were petrified. In bony, ribby regions of the earth, where at the base of high broken cliffs masses of rock lie strewn in fantastic groupings upon the plain, you will often discover images as of the petrified forms of the Leviathan partly merged in grass, which of a windy day breaks against them in a surf of green surges. Why, I felt petrified with astonishment--although, in view of the fact that you had failed me for four days, I had been expecting some such extraordinary occurrence. |
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