verb (used with object), pet·ri·fied, pet·ri·fy·ing. to convert into stone or a stony substance. to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion: I was petrified with fear. to make rigid or inert; harden; deaden: The tragedy in his life petrified his emotions.

Is petrified a verb or adjective?

verb (used with object), pet·ri·fied, pet·ri·fy·ing. to convert into stone or a stony substance. to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion: I was petrified with fear. to make rigid or inert; harden; deaden: The tragedy in his life petrified his emotions.

What is the noun of petrified?

petrification (ˌpɛtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) / (ˌpɛtrɪˈfækʃən) / noun. the act or process of forming petrified organic material. the state of being petrified.