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petrifying

petrifying adjective: causing immense fear; extremely scary. Also the present participle and gerund of petrify.

Adjective

petrifying

  1. Causing immense fear; extremely scary
    • The idea of speaking in front of such a large audience was petrifying.

Also used as

petrifying is also the present participle and gerund of petrify.

Synonyms of petrifying

Questions about petrifying

What does petrifying mean?
Petrifying means causing immense fear; extremely scary.
What part of speech is petrifying?
Petrifying is an adjective.

Words near petrifying in the dictionary

  1. petrified carpentry
  2. petrifier
  3. petrifiers
  4. petrifies
  5. petrify
  6. petrifying
  7. Petrijanec
  8. Petrijevci
  9. Petrik
  10. Petriks
  11. Petrilli

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