petrifying

Verb

• cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
• change into stone
• make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
• present participle and gerund of petrify

Adjective Satellite

• paralyzing with terror

Adj

• Causing immense fear; extremely scary

Examples

• The idea of speaking in front of such a large audience was petrifying.

Synonyms

lapidify, ossify, petrify, rigidify, frightening, terrifying

Anagrams of petrifying