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How to say: petrify

Spelling: Petrify Syllables petrify

US accent

/pˈɛtɹᵻfˌaɪ/

UK accent

/pˈɛtɹɪfˌaɪ/

Definition

Definition — cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned

e.g. “The horror petrified his feelings”

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