What is another word for petrifying ?

Extremely alarming, astonishing, or frightening

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“The petrifying scream echoed through the haunted house, sending shivers down their spines.”

Adjective

Frighteningly repellent or disturbing

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

fetid^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

foetid^UK

unfavorable^US

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

too horrible for words

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Verb

Present participle for to make something hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts

fossilising^UK

fossilizing^US

“Bird and bat guano petrifies into a mineral called taranakite.”

Verb

scaring the bejesus out of

Present participle for to stun or daze with fear

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

scaring witless

putting the wind up

throwing into a panic

scaring the pants off

scaring the living daylights out of

putting the fear of God into

scaring someone out of their wits

frightening the life out of

throwing into a blue funk

making one's hair stand on end

giving someone goose pimples

frightening the living daylights out of

making one's blood run cold

fazing

shaking

discomforting

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

frightening someone out of their wits

making someone jump out of their skin

sending into a cold sweat

making someone shake in their shoes

scaring the hell out of

giving a turn

scaring the life out of

making someone's hair stand on end

consternating

demoralising^UK

tormenting

chilling to the marrow

making one's flesh creep

frightening out of your wits

giving one the creeps

throwing into a fright

scaring the pants off of

making someone jump out of his skin

making flesh crawl

paralysing with fear

striking fear into

becoming horror-stricken

becoming horror-struck

shaking up

getting to

knocking for a loop

scaring someone half to death

making nervous

making afraid

making fearful

giving someone a fright

browbeating

bulldozing

scaring the daylights out of

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

agonizing^US

throwing into a tizzy

agonising^UK

giving someone a jolt

pulling the rug from under

putting someone off their stroke

pulling the rug out from under

despairing

torturing

buffaloing

throwing into disarray

causing someone to lose their composure

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

causing discomfort to

hurting somebody's feelings

riding roughshod over

using strong-arm tactics on

filling with consternation

messing up

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“His story petrified me.”

Verb

Present participle for to remove reproductive organs resulting in sterilization and loss of vitality

Verb

becoming more concentrated

Present participle for to make or become harder or thicker in texture

fossilizing^US

fossilising^UK

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Present participle for to intimidate, especially by daunting the spirits or courage of

using strong-arm tactics on

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

riding roughshod over

twisting someone's arm

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring off

blinding someone with something

lording it over

twisting one's arm

taking your breath away

putting through the wringer

holding a gun to one's head

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

playing the heavy with

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hitting like a ton of bricks

Present participle for to astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

taking your breath away

knocking over

stopping someone in their tracks

taking the wind out of your sails

knocking the stuffing out of

knocking over with feather

sweeping someone off their feet

throwing into a tizzy

galvanizing^US

setting someone thinking

galvanising^UK

mixing up

making someone scratch their head

sweeping over

grinding down

snowing under

causing to be at a stand

setting someone back on their heels

filling with consternation

messing up

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