Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PETRIFIED

pp. Changed into stone. 1. Fixed in amazement.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

petrified

pet ri fied |ˈpetrəˌfīd ˈpetrɪfaɪd | ▶adjective 1 so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified: the petrified child clung to her mother. 2 (of organic matter ) changed into a stony substance; ossified: petrified wood.

 

Petrified Forest

Pet ri fied For est a highland area in east central Arizona, noted for its agates and plant fossils, now a national park.

 

Oxford Dictionary

petrified

petri |fied |ˈpɛtrɪfʌɪd | ▶adjective 1 so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified: the petrified child clung to her mother. 2 (of organic matter ) changed into a stony substance; ossified: petrified wood.

 

Petrified Forest

Pet ri fied For est a highland area in east central Arizona, noted for its agates and plant fossils, now a national park.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

petrified

petrified adjective 1 she looked petrified: terrified, terror-stricken, horrified, scared /frightened out of one's wits, scared /frightened to death. 2 petrified remains of prehistoric animals: ossified, fossilized, calcified.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

petrified

petrified adjective 1 she looked absolutely petrified: terrified, terror-stricken, terror-struck, horrified, horror-stricken, horror-struck, scared /frightened out of one's wits, scared witless, scared /frightened to death, aghast, appalled; paralysed, stunned, stupefied, transfixed, benumbed, frozen. 2 the petrified remains of prehistoric animals: ossified, fossilized; rare lapidified.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

petrified

p é t ri f ì ed 形容詞 1 (恐怖で )すくみ上がった [て ]; «…を /…ということを » 非常に怖がる [恐れる ] «of /that 節 » (terrified ).2 〖名詞 の前で 〗化石化した .