Meanings of stand paralyzed in English

I yelled-andas I spun around under the shock of his onslaught, saw the two turn, stand paralyzed, then race toward me.

And those daring fire-brigades, with their water-artillery, his conquerors, it seemed, upon so many midnight fields, stand paralyzed in the presence of their conqueror.

I stood paralyzed over my mother's body after life had left it.

John stood paralyzed, not breathing, while the thing walked up his arm.

I stood paralyzed, as if on a rock over a cold lake.

While this threat looms, the insurance market in Florida stands paralyzed.

For a moment she stood paralyzed, so great seemed the disaster.

I stood paralyzed, listening, and couldn't tell how like his chant it sounded.

She stood paralyzed, unable to close her eyes, unable to move.

Blomkvist stood paralyzed, his mouth agape, when the attacker suddenly dashed after Salander.

I stood paralyzed, but then I heard a muffled scream.

Bourne stood paralyzed by the shock of his own certainty.

I stood paralyzed, with the little box in my hand.

Roman stood paralyzed, his gaze fixed on the gaping torso.

I stood paralyzed, staring into the blur of Broad Street.

Others, standing paralyzed while individuals they'd been trying to help died, didn't notice their loss.