🇬🇧🇪🇸 petrified - petrificado : English Lesson

Meaning of "petrified" ("petrificado"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Petrified means so scared that you feel frozen, like a statue made of stone—you don’t move, you don’t talk, you just stand there going, “Uh-oh…”

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I was petrified when the teacher asked, “Who ate my lunch?” and her sandwich wrapper was still stuck to my face.

Mom was petrified when she saw my room, like archeologists discovering a lost city built entirely of dirty socks.

I froze, completely petrified, when my crush walked by and I remembered I was wearing socks with dancing pizzas on them.

I was petrified during hide-and-seek when I realized I was hiding in the closet with a mountain of unwashed gym clothes.

I was petrified visiting a museum’s petrified wood, which is real wood turned to stone—so basically, it’s been scared stiff for millions of years.

A small boy saw a big dog in the park and was petrified. He stood very still, petrified, and his hands shook, petrified. The dog came close; he was still petrified and could not cry. A woman took his hand and smiled. Then he moved and was no longer petrified.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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