petrify
Definitions
Verb
- Cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
- Change into stone
- Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "petrify".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | poetry | 3 | 88 |
| 2 | specify | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | verify | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | petrie | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | thrifty | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | purify | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | petrified | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | petry | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | petri | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | gentrify | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | pettry | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | petrin | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | petrik | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | petrey | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | petery | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | personify | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | electrify | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | petr | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | terrify | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | purifoy | 3 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "petrify".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | petroff | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
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📰 This Word in the News:
Feeling petrified! Evidence of Yellowstone's distant volcanic past found in rocks and trees
May 13, 2019 USGS (.gov)
May 13, 2019 USGS (.gov)
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Jul 7, 2025 Phys.org
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