petrify
verb (used with object)
to convert into stone or a stony substance.
were petrifying
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past progressiveof petrify.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Gorgons, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, were the three daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, and were the personification of those benumbing, and, as it were, petrifying sensations, which result from sudden and extreme fear.
From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens
