petrify
/ˈpɛtrɪfʌɪ/
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American sound/ˈpɛtrɪfʌɪ/
petrify
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- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
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- Short i vowel
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- Final y vowel sound
pet - ri - fy -> petrify
Myanmar meaning
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petrify /'petrÇfaÇ/ v (pt, pp -fied )
၁။ မှင်တက်မိသည်။ ကြက်သေ သေသည်။ The idea of making a speech in public petrified him.
၂။ (က) ကျောက်အဖြစ်သို့ ရုပ်ပြောင်းသွားသည်။ petrified trees. (ခ) တိုးတက်မှု ဆိတ်သုဉ်းသွား သည်။ (fig ) Without new ideas institutions tend to petrify.
❏ petrified adj ကြက်သေသေသော။ a petrified expression ❍ She was absolutely petrified (with fright).
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frighten, terrify, scare, alarm, fill with fear, horrify, amaze, appall, astonish, astound, benumb, calcify, chill, clarify, confound, daze, dismay, dumbfound, fix, fossilize, harden, immobilize, lapidify, make hard, mineralize, numb, ossify, paralyze, put chill on, rigidify, scare silly, scare stiff, set, solidify, spook, startle, stun, stupefy, transfix, turn into stone, turn to stone
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