Get to know Petrifying better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like alarming.
Petrifying in a sentence
Petrifying meaning
Causing immense fear; extremely scary
Synonyms of Petrifying
Using Petrifying
- The main meaning on this page is: Causing immense fear; extremely scary
- Useful related words include: alarming.
Context around Petrifying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Petrifying
- In this selection, "petrifying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, scenes, incredible, endlessly, moment, monsters and thing stand out and add context to how "petrifying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about the petrifying moment he and and endlessly petrifying. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "petrifying" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with petrifying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
London hospital declares 'petrifying' critical incident as. (7 words)
Even the idea of such a weapon existing is dark and endlessly petrifying. (13 words)
Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, and Ravenclaws better duck and cover because they're petrifying everybody up in here. (16 words)
As always, there’s something for the whole family at ‘England’s Oldest Tourist Attraction’, including the birthplace of the Prophetess Mother Shipton, the incredible Petrifying Well, a large children’s Adventure Playground and a Museum & Gift Shop. (38 words)
However, holding that petrifying thought in my head, I was ambling up the stairs of a primary school, looking at the posters a bunch of kids had been forced by some Goveian idiocy to make about “British values”. (38 words)
Anime lovers who prefer their stories dark and violent can choose from a nice variety of anime with epic fight scenes, petrifying monsters, and merciless serial killers who murdered their victims in brutal ways. (34 words)
Example sentences (13)
A lobster diver has revealed details about the petrifying moment he was swallowed whole by a whale.
Anime lovers who prefer their stories dark and violent can choose from a nice variety of anime with epic fight scenes, petrifying monsters, and merciless serial killers who murdered their victims in brutal ways.
As always, there’s something for the whole family at ‘England’s Oldest Tourist Attraction’, including the birthplace of the Prophetess Mother Shipton, the incredible Petrifying Well, a large children’s Adventure Playground and a Museum & Gift Shop.
Even the idea of such a weapon existing is dark and endlessly petrifying.
Unless you’re someone living with HIV, you can’t imagine just how petrifying it is to be open about your status.
Hannah said: “It was the most petrifying thing I have been through; he was shouting gibberish that didn’t make sense.
It is the most phenomenal, exhilarating feeling viscerally from the core of my soul and equally as petrifying.
The 28-year-old said her decision to emigrate followed a "petrifying" period when her mental health deteriorated.
However, holding that petrifying thought in my head, I was ambling up the stairs of a primary school, looking at the posters a bunch of kids had been forced by some Goveian idiocy to make about “British values”.
London hospital declares 'petrifying' critical incident as.
The Mary Steenburgen movie from 1985 is one of the most depressing and petrifying family movies of that decade.
Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, and Ravenclaws better duck and cover because they're petrifying everybody up in here.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory's website, the two new posters celebrate the existence of petrifying exoplanets that exist outside our solar system.