Petrified

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  • adj. Extremely afraid.
  • v. Present participle of petrify.
  • Word Usage
    "Whisper it in petrified little-boy tones: dead punctuation is invisible to everyone else — yet we see it all the time."
    Verb Form
    petrified    petrifies    petrifying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    deaden    blunt    fossilise    fossilize    stiffen   
    Variant
    petrified   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stupefy    paralyze    transform    lapidify    lithify   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    speechless    dumbfounded    aghast    daze    wide-eyed