petrify+with+fear
11petrify — pet•ri•fy [[t]ˈpɛ trəˌfaɪ[/t]] v. fied, fy•ing 1) to convert into stone or a stony substance 2) to benumb with strong emotion, as fear 3) to harden; deaden: The tragedy petrified his emotions[/ex] 4) to become petrified • Etymology: 1585–95; < …
12petrify — [c]/ˈpɛtrəfaɪ / (say petruhfuy) verb (petrified, petrifying) –verb (t) 1. to convert into stone or a stony substance. 2. to make rigid, stiffen, or benumb; deaden; make inert. 3. to stupefy or paralyse with astonishment, horror, fear, or other… …
13appall — v. a. Terrify, frighten, affright, dismay, daunt, horrify, shock, put in great fear, strike with terror, petrify with fear, palsy or paralyze with fear …
14petrifaction — petrify ► VERB (petrifies, petrified) 1) change (organic matter) into stone by encrusting or replacing its original substance with a mineral deposit. 2) paralyse with fear. 3) deprive of vitality. DERIVATIVES petrifaction noun petrification noun …
15petrification — petrify ► VERB (petrifies, petrified) 1) change (organic matter) into stone by encrusting or replacing its original substance with a mineral deposit. 2) paralyse with fear. 3) deprive of vitality. DERIVATIVES petrifaction noun petrification noun …
16frighten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To strike with fear] Syn. scare, alarm, terrify, daunt, dismay, cow, terrorize, shock, startle, dishearten, abash, dispirit, throw into a fright, raise apprehension, intimidate, deter, threaten, prey on the mind, badger,… …
17terrify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. terrorize, frighten, alarm; appall, dismay; cow, intimidate; panic, stampede. See fear. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shock, horrify, terrorize; see frighten 1 . See Synonym Study at frighten . III… …
18scare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. frighten, alarm. See fear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fright, terror, alarm; see fear 1 . v. Syn. panic, terrify, alarm; see frighten 1 . See Synonym Study at frighten . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) …
19A Tale of Two Cities — Infobox Book | name = A Tale of Two Cities title orig = translator = image caption = The title page of the first edition of A Tale of Two Cities . author = Charles Dickens cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre …
20pet|ri|fy — «PEHT ruh fy», verb, fied, fy|ing. –v.t. 1. to turn into stone; change (plant or animal matter) into a substance like stone: »There is a petrified forest in Arizona. 2. Figurative: »I don t learn much from our senators…Policy seems to petrify… …
