petrified B2 Topic:Time US /ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #17063 Meanings 1 adj Extremely frightened; so scared that you cannot move. She was petrified of spiders and refused to enter the room. 2 adj Turned into stone over a very long time. The museum displayed a piece of petrified wood millions of years old. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely frightened; so... terrified Word family Derived forms nonpetrifiedsemipetrifiedunpetrified Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # petrified **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 17063 ## Meanings 1. Extremely frightened; so scared that you cannot move. 2. Turned into stone over a very long time. ## Examples - She was petrified of spiders and refused to enter the room. - The museum displayed a piece of petrified wood millions of years old. ## Derived Forms - nonpetrified - semipetrified - unpetrified ## Topics - Time markdown