Third-person singular simple present indicative form of petrify.(verb)
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Use "petrifies" in a sentence
""petrifies" him, can -- can any one believe that the compound of"
"We think they are the kind known as snapping shrimp, which make a bubble with their claw that bursts and shoots sound-pressure onto their prey: The sound petrifies the prey and then the shrimp eat them."
"And the thought of not having enough petrifies me."