petrify meaning in Punjabi
ਪਥਰਾਉਣਾ pathrāuṇā
/ˈpɛ.tɹəˌfaɪ/
petrify in Punjabi: ਪਥਰਾਉਣਾ (pathrāuṇā). In English, petrify means to turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
Punjabi words for petrify
- to petrify, stiffen, harden, benumb
- ਪਥਰਾਉਣਾ pathrāuṇā
English meaning of petrify
- verb To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- verb To produce rigidity akin to stone.
- verb To immobilize with fright.
- verb To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
Synonyms of petrify
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Questions about petrify in Punjabi
- What is the meaning of petrify in Punjabi?
- Petrify in Punjabi is ਪਥਰਾਉਣਾ (pathrāuṇā).
- petrify ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
- Petrify: ਪਥਰਾਉਣਾ (pathrāuṇā).
- What does petrify mean in English?
- Petrify means to turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “petrify”: ਪਥਰਾਉਣਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: petrify (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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