What does petrifying mean?
Definitions for petrifying
pet·ri·fy·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
petrifyingadjective
paralyzing with terror
Wiktionary
petrifyingadjective
Causing immense fear; immobilising with fright; scary; frightening; terrifying
The idea of speaking in front of such a large audience was petrifying.
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petrifying
Petrifying refers to the process of making someone extremely frightened or scared. It can also refer to the geological process through which an organic material is converted into a fossil form through the replacement of original material and filling of spaces with minerals, thus preserving it in a hardened, stone-like form.
Webster Dictionary
Petrifying
of Petrify
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of petrifying in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of petrifying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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