How do you pronounce petrify?

petrify is pronounced as /ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/.

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petrify

😱petrify (petrifaí)

verb

/ˈpɛtrɪfaɪ/

petrificar (petrificar)

petition petrograph

Meaning

to make someone so frightened that they are unable to move or think; to turn into stone

Traducción del significado

hacer que alguien se asuste tanto que no pueda moverse o pensar; convertirse en piedra

Oraciones de ejemplo

The loud noise petrified the little child.

El ruido fuerte petrificó al niño pequeño.

Synonyms

terrify, horrify, stun, paralyze, immobilize

Antonyms

comfort, reassure

Colocaciones

petrify with fear, absolutely petrified, petrify someone

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