petrifying in English

verb

1

make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move or think.

his icy controlled quietness petrified her

synonyms: terrify, horrify, frighten, scare, scare/frighten to death, scare/frighten the living daylights out of, scare/frighten the life out of, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, paralyze, transfix, scare the pants off, scare the bejesus out of

2

change (organic matter) into a stony concretion by encrusting or replacing its original substance with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit.

The chemical components used to artificially petrify wood can be found in natural settings around volcanoes and within sedimentary strata.

verb

terrify, horrify, frighten, scare, scare/frighten to death, scare/frighten the living daylights out of, scare/frighten the life out of, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, paralyze, transfix, scare the pants off, scare the bejesus out of
lapidify
rigidify, ossify

Use "petrifying" in a sentence

1. It's a petrifying sound.

2. I found the climb absolutely petrifying.

3. In the petrifying abyss of Time.

4. Many fear the petrifying attack of the Medusa.

5. Gather round for the punchy, petrifying, pithy tales in Shudder’s selection of Anthologies

6. Once its prey enters range, the basilisk switches to its petrifying gaze attack.

7. Petrifying Breath: Kologarn only uses this ability when no one is in melee range.

8. Description: The petrifying charm. With this charm the victim is unable to move or speak for a period of time.

9. Sometimes it might be frightening, like when the big snake thing attacked and started petrifying all the muggles, or if there were dementors drifting round while you were sleeping.