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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

There are stabbing actions and fight-for-your-life moves as Decker throws out petrifying puns, making the class chuckle between huffs and puffs.

"I'm really scared for the future. The thought of my seven-year-old having a phone is absolutely petrifying."

From BBC

A couple whose baby suffered seizures and damage to his brain during labour have described their time in Edinburgh's maternity unit as "petrifying".

From BBC

A nine-year-old girl has told of the "petrifying" moment a man threatened to throw her in the canal in Edinburgh.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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