1. To convert (wood or other organic matter) into a stony replica by petrifaction.
2. To cause to become stiff or stonelike; deaden.
3. To stun or paralyze with terror; daze.
Yes, the word petrified can be used as a verb.As in:"he petrified the wood".Other verbs are petrify, petrifies and petrifying.
Petrified means to be shocked by something. For example: The man was petrified at what he saw.
The word petrified has three syllables. The syllables in the word are pe-tri-fied.
shockedstunned
Petrified means to be shocked by something. For example: The man was petrified at what he saw.
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.
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(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.
It takes a lot more than just time to petrify a forest.
Petrified means you are frightened. You have a big fear of something just like the word Phobia.
amber, lumber
Petrified.