вцепенявам — meaning in English

English meaning

• numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
• petrify verb To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.

Senses

вцепенявам is used for these senses in English:

• numb (transitive) To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
• petrify To immobilize with fright.

numb — full definition

1. adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
2. adj Unable to feel or respond emotionally, often after shock or grief.
3. verb To make (something) unable to feel physical sensation, or to dull an emotion.

petrify — full definition

1. verb To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
2. verb To produce rigidity akin to stone.
3. verb To immobilize with fright.
4. verb To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.

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