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Meanings of petrified in in English

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Usage of petrified in in English
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For a moment they remain still, petrified in animal terror.
Children of Time
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During my early months there I was ecstatically happy and petrified in equal measure.
The Guardian
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Many fainted; others became inert and petrified in their ecstasy.
Salammbo
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They were silent and seemed to be petrified in all the attitudes of despair.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
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Why d'n't you SAY you was petrified in your hind legs, before you shipped!'
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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He is good at the technical stuff, but emotionally he has petrified in recent years.
The Guardian
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Like my father; like all those who have petrified in the shape of a convention.
One Man in His Time
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The twain were petrified in their own awful correctitude.
Jaffery
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Races which are petrified in dogma or demoralized by lucre are unfit to guide civilization.
Les Misérables
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Krepnight, the Elect, rocked back after the impact, then just sat petrified in his saddle.
Surrender to the will of the night
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The right Yura grew petrified in his place; his heart stood still; and his breathing ceased.
The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories
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This vision arrested her feet: She remained as if petrified in the middle of the apartment.
The Monk: A Romance
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Every person there seemed to be petrified in the position in which his attention was attracted.
The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment
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A panic seized the worshipful gentlemen of the Council, and they sat petrified in their seats.
The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel
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But the Muppets are not petrified in nostalgia.
The Guardian
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Nelton took the card and held it out as though he had been petrified in the act.
Through stained glass / A Novel
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