answersLogoWhite

0

(The word can mean turned to stone, or metaphorically, shocked into immobility.)

The petrified remains of sea animals are found in fossil.

When the ghost suddenly appeared, he was petrified.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How do you use petrify in a sentence?

It takes a lot more than just time to petrify a forest.


Who would use the word petrified?

I hate to break this to you, dear questioner, but you just did. Other answers: Anyone can use the word petrified. There is no law regarding the use of the word, and it would be illegal for a government to wilfully imprison, torture, reprimand and/or kill an individual or group of people for using the word petrified. You would use the word petrified to express fear and/or fright.


How do you use petriefied in a sentence?

If you meant 'petrified' - Some examples could be :- Jack was petrified with fear - The petrified tree was over 10,000 years old


Give you sentence with a word petrified?

With the help of my hypnotherapist, I am no longer afraid of the dark. OR, a sentence containing the word, as requested: When I saw the burglar I was petrified; I couldn't move until he'd left. (Petrified = turned to stone/rock. Petrol(eum) comes out of rocks, St. Peter is said to be the rock of the Christian church etc.)


Can you make a sentence with the word pertrified?

The sample of petrified wood felt like a piece of stone.


Use petrified in a sentence?

She was so petrified of the dragon, she hid behind a big rock so it wouldn't find her.


What is a sentence using the word petrified?

The boys discovered petrified wood in the stream. The sight of the huge monster left him petrified, too scared to move.


Is the word Petrified a verb?

Yes, the word petrified can be used as a verb.As in:"he petrified the wood".Other verbs are petrify, petrifies and petrifying.


What is meaning of the word petrified?

Petrified means to be shocked by something. For example: The man was petrified at what he saw.


What is a sentence with petrify in it?

The wood petrified with time


How many syllables are there in ther word petrified?

The word petrified has three syllables. The syllables in the word are pe-tri-fied.


What are synonyms for the word 'petrified'?

shockedstunned