0 to frighten someone a lot, especially so that they are unable to move or speak: --
1 If dead things petrify, they change to a substance like stone over a long period of time. --
An understanding of the petrifying gravity of wealth and the freedom of ' asceticism ' develops.
Maedar appear as muscular, hairless, human males, and lack the female medusa's snake-like hair and petrifying gaze.
She has to transport a boulder made of petrified reverse wood that naturally terrifies (petrifies) everyone else.
He was accepted despite protests that petrified the assembly.
He also sprays his fear gas which petrifies his victims; however, it only works at close range.
As a result of this petrifying system, we do not have the proper flow which ought to mark a free economy able to meet changing needs and demands.
I call it perturbing and petrifying.
The great danger is standardisation with its petrifying tendencies, which stamp out initia- tive.
