- present participle of petrify.
petrifying
Example Sentences
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The reason I’m so fascinated with a subject I find petrifying is that math has become proof of how AI can warp an entire field—and how fast it can happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
A family have told of the "petrifying" moment a tree smashed through the windows of their house in Fort William.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2025
The self-infantilizing is disconcerting to watch, and no doubt petrifying to experience firsthand, but Gaga dodges the fan and gets into her waiting vehicle.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
Holley gifts his readers with a uniquely intimate history of Black liberation that clearly demonstrates the error in petrifying these figures.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2023
“Mr. Lemoncello. Make him go away. His library is a petrifying place full of cheaters!”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
