petrify in Dutch
petrify in Dutch is verstenen, verstarren — petrify means to turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
petrify in Dutch
verstenen
verstenen
To immobilize with fright.
verstarren
To immobilize with fright.
What does "petrify" mean?
- verb To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- verb To make something stiff and hard, as if it had turned to stone.
- verb To make someone so frightened that they cannot move.
- verb To turn to stone, or to gain a stone-like hardness, as when organic material is transformed by calcareous deposits.
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What is "petrify" in Dutch?
"petrify" in Dutch is verstenen, verstarren. petrify means: To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
Are there other ways to say "petrify" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 2 translations listed for "petrify": verstenen, verstarren.
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