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What is another word for petrifying?

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Adjective

Causing immense fear

Frighteningly repellent or disturbing

Verb

Present participle for make hard

Present participle for to stun or daze with fear

Present participle for to deprive of emotional or intellectual life, energy or vitality

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

Present participle for to hold one's attention (with something fascinating)

Present participle for to turn sediment into solid rock

Present participle for to decrease in feeling or strength

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

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Adjective

Causing immense fear

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

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Adjective

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Frighteningly repellent or disturbing

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

fetid^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

foetid^UK

gruelling^UK

too horrible for words

unfavorable^US

grueling^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

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Present participle for make hard

fossilising^UK

fossilizing^US

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

Verb

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Present participle for to stun or daze with fear

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

frightening the life out of

scaring silly

scaring stiff

throwing into a panic

putting chill on

putting the fear of God into

putting the wind up

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

scaring the pants off

scaring the bejesus out of

throwing into a blue funk

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

making one's hair stand on end

fazing

giving someone goose pimples

frightening the living daylights out of

making one's blood run cold

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

frightening someone out of their wits

scaring the hell out of

scaring the life out of

worrying

sending into a cold sweat

deterring

discouraging

making someone shake in their shoes

unhinging

astounding

making jump

making someone jump out of their skin

giving a turn

making someone's hair stand on end

chilling to the marrow

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

frightening out of your wits

throwing into a fright

scaring the pants off of

scaring the daylights out of

making someone jump out of his skin

making flesh crawl

becoming horror-stricken

becoming horror-struck

giving someone a fright

tyrannizing^US

scaring someone half to death

tyrannising^UK

riding roughshod over

using strong-arm tactics on

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

throwing into a tizzy

blinding someone with something

frightening off

staggering

springing

taking your breath away

giving someone a jolt

throwing into disarray

uncalming

discommoding

steamrollering

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

putting someone off their stride

putting out of countenance

causing someone to lose their composure

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

dunning

grieving

lording it over

holding a gun to one's head

putting through the wringer

victimizing^US

putting the squeeze on

putting under an obligation

using pressure on

fast-talking

bringing pressure to bear on

prevailing on

acting on

putting the screws on

brutalising^UK

victimising^UK

brutalizing^US

playing the heavy with

hurting somebody's feelings

getting on your wick

dumbfounding

giving someone the creeps

making your gorge rise

making someone want to throw up

filling with consternation

messing up

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“His story petrified me.”

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Present participle for to deprive of emotional or intellectual life, energy or vitality

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

knocking the stuffing out of

making someone fed up

giving someone the blues

breaking someone's heart

bringing tears to your eyes

harshing someone's mellow

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

fossilizing^US

fossilising^UK

becoming more concentrated

finalising^UK

finalizing^US

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Present participle for to hold one's attention (with something fascinating)

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Present participle for to turn sediment into solid rock

lithifying

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Present participle for to decrease in feeling or strength

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

cauterising^UK

cauterizing^US

rendering insensitive

depriving of sensation

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

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

taking your breath away

putting out of action

hitting like a ton of bricks

stopping someone in their tracks

taking the wind out of your sails

knocking the stuffing out of

sweeping someone off their feet

knocking over with feather

putting one away

screwing up

throwing into a tizzy

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

setting someone thinking

mixing up

making someone scratch their head

throwing a curveball

causing to be at a stand

setting someone back on their heels

terrorizing^US

filling with consternation

terrorising^UK

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