so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified
the petrified child clung to her mother
(of organic matter) changed into a stony substance; ossified
petrified wood
make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move
his icy controlled quietness petrified her
change (organic matter) into a stony substance by encrusting or replacing it with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit