英语词汇“petrifying”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Worse still, it isn’t actually necessary to look to space for petrifying danger. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Lemoncello. Make him go away. His library is a petrifying place full of cheaters!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was there, hanging in open air—stentorian and petrifying in its effects. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It’s a cry that travels far and wide, and is absolutely petrifying when heard close up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Doc Daneeka cried shrilly with a surging, petrifying sensation of some on- rushing unavoidable disaster. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It’s not the snakes that are so petrifying to people. November must-read books: Lynda Barry's comics, Carmen Maria Machado's "In the Dream House" and more 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

This book provides the very information, from the scorching savannah to the petrifying poles and the frightening forests to the odious oceans and rapid rivers. Not for parents: How to be a World Explorer by Lonely Planet - review 2012-11-26T09:00:00Z

Because that seems sort of redundant, given how inherently petrifying bears are. Is Man vs Bear the weirdest TV show of the year? 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

The Antonia episode, though, nodding at classic horror movies from Lugosi's Dracula to early Cronenberg, is the stuff of genius and absolutely petrifying. The Tales of Hoffmann ? review 2012-02-12T17:49:40Z

For Cody, being unable to budge, reach his inhaler or see the rescue efforts is petrifying. ‘Silo’ Review: When Life on a Farm Is Far From Wholesome 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z

I was the concertmaster for his concert, which was petrifying and thrilling. Playing for Lenny: Musicians Recall the ‘Magical’ Bernstein 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

But it’s the hallucinatory aspect of sleep paralysis that is its most petrifying feature. ‘A dark presence squats on my chest’: the waking nightmare of sleep paralysis 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z

This is a petrifying moment in our lives. France's 'lost generation' of jobless youth finds film portrait in Juliette 2013-07-20T23:06:06Z

When he stalks the streets, it is often with a blinding flash attached to his camera, which he’ll pop off at an arm’s length from his subjects, petrifying them in the glare. Bruce Gilden’s Gritty Vision of a Lost New York 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z

Back in London, Haunted History Ghost Walks explore the city’s “most horrid history and petrifying ghost stories.” In Transit Blog: On Halloween Weekend, Exploring London's Scary Side 2011-10-27T10:00:27Z

"It was petrifying and it was wonderful," he reflects. Tim Rushton: ballet's boy from the Midlands is back 2011-01-27T13:33:06Z

“In television, when I go out and do something new, it’s petrifying,” Cox said. They Screamed, We Screamed. Now They’re in ‘Scream’ Again. 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z

In them, the New Yorker not only showed he was a free-jazz saxophonist of petrifying power but a 24/7 iconoclast determined to transform every musical situation he got into. Ultramagnetic MCs, Trash Talk, Zorn@60: this week's new live music 2013-07-06T05:00:00Z

There is one class of ordeal to which, although it would be petrifying to live through, the reader becomes swiftly numb. What Makes an American Hero? (Or a Canadian One?) 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

“It felt daunting and impossible, petrifying and exhilarating,” she said. ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Takes Its Final Curtsy 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z

The fall stretched every one of those unbearably petrifying seconds. What does it really feel like to fall out of a building? 2013-05-25T22:30:00Z

There’s something soothing about that but also petrifying, like there is no place to run but to where you are. This Artist Proposes a Community Space ‘to Dream, to Imagine’ 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

While wiping fake blood from his eye, he said that this occasion, for which he’d paid $150, was as petrifying as the first: “I was absolutely terrified!” Business Is Boo-ing! The World of Extreme Haunts 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

Trauma is never far away, often appearing in the most innocent disguises, like a simple swimming lesson that becomes a petrifying test of manliness. Review: In ‘We the Animals,’ Three Brothers Rush Toward Maturity 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

“Oh, petrifying, horrifying, yes, yeah,” Mr. Hanks said, grimacing. Hollywood’s Most Decent Fella on Harvey, Trump and History 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

But those of us who championed its 2005 precursor, the artfully petrifying “Wolf Creek,” neither need nor want reminding. ‘Wolf Creek 2’ Features an Even Scarier Australian Outback 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

After proving that I would be a viable “Survivor” contestant, we went in search of the truly petrifying item on our list. Here’s what the new 2023 WA State Fair highlights are like 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z

Holley gifts his readers with a uniquely intimate history of Black liberation that clearly demonstrates the error in petrifying these figures. Tupac Shakur's radical family's Black Liberation legacy gets a 'magnificent' history 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z

"It can really be something else, you know? The ocean can be scary when there are no waves. When here is big… it can be petrifying." 'The horizon turned black'- riding the world's biggest wave 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, in a posting on his Twitter account, called on the world to condemn what he called a “petrifying war crime” and a “brutal violation of international humanitarian law.” Ukraine and Russia trade blame for attack killing Mariupol prisoners 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z

Mrs Florek said spending 24 hours in Lviv had been "petrifying, not knowing if we would make it out" as air raid sirens blared. Disabled people are forgotten victims of Ukraine war: Sister 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z

The question now is how to move forward promoting authenticity in authorship without siloing diverse filmmakers, petrifying conflict-avoidant gatekeepers and eating each other alive. 'Jihad Rehab' started a furor at Sundance. But the problem is bigger than one film 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z

"It was one of the most petrifying experiences of my life," Thomas remembers. 'The conversation around living with HIV must be had' 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

Kauser Jan, who was a teenager living in Bradford at the time of the attacks, described the atmosphere in the city as "absolutely petrifying". Yorkshire Ripper death: Women recall fear in West Yorkshire 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z

The petrifying absurdity of this presidency was brought home when the company that owns Lysol had to issue a statement on Friday declaring that “under no circumstance” should its products be ingested or injected. Opinion | To solve our problems, marginalize Trump 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z

But Daniel Hudson and Doolittle, pushed to the very edge of the plank, survived in a game with almost petrifying late-inning tension. Perspective | Nationals fans, welcome to the World Series. Here’s hoping you make it to the end. 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

The idea of sitting for days of interviews — just their two faces filling the screen — was petrifying to the Lewises. Why twin brothers revealed secret child abuse on-camera in Netflix's 'Tell Me Who I Am' 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z

She described waking up without her memories as "petrifying". 'I couldn't remember giving birth to my son' 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

That is petrifying — especially regarding a national security adviser whose job is essentially that of an honest broker. Opinion | What about the advisers who tried to goad Trump into war? 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z

His extraordinary, petrifying ride has taught him a lot about the modern world. Trapped in a hoax: survivors of conspiracy theories speak out 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

Staying single is presented as petrifying on all fronts. The hidden, horrifying costs of being single | Emily Hill 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

It’s a bold, exciting, petrifying vision of the future. Magic Leap Headset Test Drive: Off Your Phone and Into Your World 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

The experience, he writes, is “isolating, mystifying, petrifying”. ‘We believed we could remake ourselves any way we liked’: how the 1990s shaped #MeToo 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

“Black Monday” was a petrifying moment — an even bigger decline in both points and percentage than the stock market crash of 1929. How Does Monday’s Stock Plunge Stack Up? 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z

Ige learned two minutes after the announcement that the Jan. 13 alert was mistaken, but it took him another 15 petrifying minutes to tweet out: “There is NO missile threat.” Opinion | What Hawaii’s governor has learned about the politics of war jitters 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z

McGillivray, now 37, said she was initially afraid to speak out, calling it “petrifying.” ‘My pain is everyday’: After Weinstein’s fall, Trump accusers wonder: Why not him? 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z

Mr Sessions, moreover, helps to set an official tone which, in Memphis—home to perhaps 30,000 undocumented immigrants—is petrifying. Jeff Sessions is already leaving his mark on America 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

A: No, but I will say this: His big toe was so petrifying, it could scare the stripes off a zebra. Perspective | From arm wrestling to Charles Barkley: 23 more reasons sports on TV remain compelling 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

Although a tough disciplinarian renowned for his petrifying demeanor, Moran was admired by those under his command and even some of Liverpool’s fiercest rivals. Former Liverpool captain and coach Ronnie Moran dies at 83 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

Whether our very own check box is a privilege or petrifying is still to be decided. I’m a bit brown. But in America I’m white. Not for much longer| Arwa Mahdawi 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

Then as now, he was a petrifying megalomaniac with no grip on reality, or not a reality shared by others. I interviewed Trump in 1988. He was a megalomaniac then – and he still is | Polly Toynbee 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

And so much else in Trump’s often nasty encounter with reporters was, quite simply, petrifying. Obama’s moving farewell, Trump’s terrifying hello 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

It’s good to be scared and it’s good to put yourself in situations that are petrifying because I learned a lot from it. Playing Chet Baker in 'Born to be Blue' was an unexpected second chance for Ethan Hawke 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

Barbara, known as Barbie, later said that in the petrifying minutes that Roberts stood over the girls, holding a gun and talking about taking revenge on God, Marian said: “Shoot me first.” 'The happening': 10 years after the Amish shooting 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z

Will Grigg, a backup Northern Ireland forward, was always on fire, petrifying defenses to fans who revived and appropriated GALA’s 1990s dance hit “Freed From Desire.” Dour games, joy for underdogs at violence-marred Euro 2016 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z

But the move is classic Cruz, and exactly why people find him so petrifying. Ted Cruz's Counterterrorism Strategy Is Unconstitutional 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z

These unknowns are petrifying, given Trump’s open authoritarianism in how he deals with dissent. The Middle Finger Vote 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

Much of the giant squid’s following is based on its place in mythic lore as a petrifying monster. A brief history of squid video 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

Waiters are intimidating; waitresses, especially pretty ones, can be petrifying. You Just Got Out of Prison. Now What? 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

If those two can only spare us more petrifying moments, everything else should work out fine. SNYDER: Wizards hope injuries to John Wall, Bradley Beal don’t slow playoff push 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

El Capitan is so sheer and steep that even the easiest of these routes qualify, for advanced recreational climbers, as petrifying and magnificent once-in-a-lifetime adventures. The Heart-Stopping Climbs of Alex Honnold 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

The story is petrifying for people like me who are already paranoid about cyber security. What's the difference between a hack and an exploit? 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

They look petrifying, and the action gets pleasingly surreal when Zenith and his companion are sucked into the belly of the beast, dodging talon-like teeth and weird organs as they seek a weak spot. Zenith: Phase One review – the return of the 2000 AD superhero 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z

“I think a lot brands have had to find out how to do comedy, and, for a lot of brands, it’s petrifying.” CollegeHumor And Jash Cofounders On Comedy And Brands' Symbiotic Relationship 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

“It was like right next to me. It was petrifying.” Great white shark topples kayakers off Massachusetts coast 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

For many, the idea of reinventing themselves is petrifying. How To Reinvent When Life Goes Off The Rails 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z

The idea of the mind vanishing is more petrifying than much of the bodily devastation we are privy to. Well: The Silence of Doctors Around Alzheimer’s 2014-05-08T10:00:51Z

It is rare to see Ohuruogu the sports personality on our TV screens, although she was a guest on Channel 4's Something for the Weekend last Sunday, an experience the world champion described as "petrifying". 'We're athletes, not pop stars' 2013-09-12T07:26:06Z

"But at the time the idea of making a fool of myself in front of guys whom I already found intimidating was petrifying." Painting, pints, samba bands and Bullseye 2013-05-13T05:46:33Z

It was a petrifying but exhilarating welcome to the wilderness. A Trumpet in the Wild 2013-03-14T20:39:12Z

Just about the only thing that eclipsed the ongoing horse horror was the petrifying footage of the Russian meteor strike, some of which resembled a celestial game of Angry Birds played by God. On the downside: bad meat and angry meteors. On the upside: awesome footage 2013-02-17T20:00:05Z

Just when you need a confidence boost, a genuine opportunity to put things right and get a result on the board, you are faced with the petrifying prospect of taking on New Zealand. Wales v New Zealand (Sat) 2012-11-23T09:17:56Z

As well as the serotonin boost, many depressives experience a petrifying muzziness in the head – we can't think straight for all the clutter and contradictions. Exercise is no panacea for depression – but it keeps it at bay 2012-06-06T15:33:23Z

All safeguards against a petrifying routine were now broken down. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z

Greatly pleased with this gift, the goddess set it in the center of her terrible Ægis, where it retained all its petrifying power, and served her in many a fight. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z

We must not think in the petrifying terms of the last epoch: "militarism," "military organization," "the unproductiveness of compulsory labor." Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z

It is very pleasant that in the Van bazars ladies can walk about freely, encountering neither the hoots of boys nor the petrifying Islamic scowl. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z

Vaguely the sullen lad, crouching back in the prisoner's chair, was aware of a hardening and petrifying resolve on the rugged faces in the jury-box. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z

Within are vast humid caverns, over which the wide roof awfully extends, adorned with hollow tubes like icicles, while a small transparent petrifying stream trickles down the rock. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z

These petrifying qualities of the water, caused by the combined action of lime, soda, magnesia and iron have made the mill-wheels which turn in Coal Creek incapable of decay. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z

In one part is a petrifying spring, which always stands at one temperature. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z

What can have been said or done, in this short absence, to make my sight thus petrifying? The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z

An endless term of waiting in motionless patience ensued, and the agonised watcher felt the dull silence around like the influence of a petrifying basilisk, slowly tormenting its victim to death. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z

The disheveled hair seemed to move; her gaze rested upon Henri with petrifying power. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z

A certain Basilisk having attained great success in petrifying all who came under his personal observation, there was a Scheme set afoot to present him with some Token of popular esteem and regard. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z

Some of the springs have a petrifying quality. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z

His long, sallow, and imperturbable visage, with its expression of cool menace, and foreign aspect, combined with the preconceived notion of a supernatural and mysterious power, seemed endowed with the petrifying influence of Medusa's head. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z

It was a petrifying spring, and everything dipped in its waters was presently coated with a fine, stony sediment and practically turned to stone. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z

He was obsessed with the petrifying vision of a uniform cruel selfishness staring out of every woman's face: countess, courtezan, or kitchen maid, all are cast in the same gorgon mold. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z

Oh, but a hidden sin is a mean thing, father—a dwarfing, petrifying, corroding, unmanly thing. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z

Below the castle is the public-house called 'Mother Shipton,' bearing her picture and the inscription— 'Near to this petrifying well I first drew breath, as records tell.' Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z

He dropped the too true volume from his hand; his petrifying heart dropped hollowly within him, as a pebble down Carrisbrook well. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z

This was Mrs. Booth’s little parable, and while none of our hearts had been dipped in this petrifying spring, it woke us to new desires to do more for the suffering poor. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z

Grief acts as a powerful solvent to the one class—to the other, it is as the waters of a petrifying spring. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4

The latter flows to Belfast Lough, the former drains Lough Neagh, which is fed by a number of smaller streams, among them the Crumlin, whose waters have petrifying powers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo"

The face is like stone, the dark eyes all wild and wide, the lips apart; she stands as if slowly petrifying. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir

A German name for the deposits from springs holding carbonate of lime in solution—petrifying springs. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology

She was about to speak when he abruptly halted and faced her with a petrifying burst of malignance. Ewing\\'s Lady

Then, when he came, she scolded, and wept; but men get used to women's tears; and, like petrifying waters, they only harden their hearts as they fall. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4.

It’s the only bit of me that has a chance of feeling cold out here—but it’s petrifying fast enough. An Unknown Lover

In the seventies it was still a rare and petrifying experience to see a young girl smoke. A Question of Marriage

There are streams which have a petrifying power, and convert the substances which they touch into marble. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology

What an opportunity is thus offered for the study of the natural evolution of language, unfettered by the petrifying art of writing! American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them

Starvation and Despair, two fiends, seemed sitting beside him in shadowy ghastliness, chilling and palsying him—petrifying his heart within him. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1.

You might fancy early Venice one wilderness of brick, which a petrifying sea had beaten upon till it coated it with marble: at first a dark city—washed white by the sea foam. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3)

This science must be content to distinguish the "living" social forms from those that owe their origin to the "petrifying" action of the State, and to condemn these latter. Anarchism and Socialism

But, to tell you a secret, if I were convinced that they are necessarily and universally different from us—fickle, soon petrifying, unsympathizing—I would never marry. Shirley

This petrifying, this heart-rending suspense was happily but of short continuance. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.

"You—ordered—Mr. Titmouse—off!!" exclaimed Tag-rag, starting back aghast, and almost petrifying his voluble and officious assistant. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1.

Religious preachments from a secular heart are the droppings of a petrifying spring, which convert all that they fall upon into stone. Leading Articles on Various Subjects

Two men had entered the courtyard—had entered with astonishing, with petrifying nonchalance, as it seemed to him. The Wild Geese

At other times, a vegetable or animal substance, while undergoing decomposition in a successive manner, and by obvious degrees, is pressed by the petrifying liquid that already surrounds it. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831

His eyes winced under the heavy petrifying, unseeing stare of Saxham's blue ones.... The Dop Doctor

I believe I am slowly petrifying; I neither suffer nor enjoy as formerly; my feelings are deadened; I am growing callous, indifferent to everything. Macaria

Hard or petrifying water, as that of Matlock, or such as is found in all limestone or marly countries. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life

Was there ever such petrifying of the evasive flame? Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations

Then his eye slowly travelled up to the level of Paul's head, his expression changing meanwhile to a petrifying glare. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers

After five years' triumphant progress in society she was accustomed to the petrifying effect of her sudden presence on a beauty-worshipping sex. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World

Though Lord Byron wrote a few himself he defined the sonnet as “The most puling, petrifying, stupidly Platonic composition.” Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide

It is as in some of these petrifying streams, the water is charged with particles which it deposits upon everything that is laid in its course. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John

The body, in petrifying, had closed around it like a vice—the hand holding it in a position slanting downwards, as if in that direction he had attempted to draw it from the wound. The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West

We, too, or some of us, have known the strange petrifying, hardening effect of sin on the conscience. Gloria Crucis addresses delivered in Lichfield Cathedral Holy Week and Good Friday, 1907

“It is not love that steals the heart from love: ’Tis the hard world, and its perplexing cares; Its petrifying selfishness, its pride, its low ambition, and its paltry aims.” The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century

I had no idea that there were any petrifying waters hereabouts.” Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo

Pixie silent; Pixie dignified; Pixie quietly but unmistakably holding her sister and guardian at arm’s length, this was an experience petrifying in its unexpectedness! The Love Affairs of Pixie

She appeared to be going through a petrifying process, so marble was her complexion, so rigid her features, so unchanging her attitude. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel

Alas! the illusions of the old stand round their petrifying souls like statues of granite; no earthly power avails to strike them down, and death alone can break them. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

The Gorgons, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, were the three daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, and were the personification of those benumbing, and, as it were, petrifying sensations, which result from sudden and extreme fear. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome

When, therefore, the tyrant assembled his court to see how Perseus had done his task, the son avenged his mother's wrongs by petrifying the assemblage—king, courtiers and all! St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9

The resulting shriek and its consequences seemed to have a petrifying effect on the animal, for it stood stock still for some moments, and simply gazed. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew

Thus the maternal instinct, in its evil mood, aims at petrifying and rendering immobile that helpless youthfulness in its offspring which the possessive passion finds so provocative and exciting. The Complex Vision

The farmer’s son seemed to be gradually petrifying with fear: he held on upon a fold of the sail instinctively, without at all assisting to bundle it up. Rattlin the Reefer

There it opens out into huge caverns, and rises up into great cracks and chambers caused by the petrifying stony water. First in the Field A Story of New South Wales

The longing for a real heart-to-heart friendship had been on one side only; that was the first, and most petrifying revelation. Flaming June

The sudden sight of Medusa’s head could hardly have had a more petrifying effect. The Master of the Shell

Monogamy is not something that suddenly and finally takes shape, a petrifying of emotion that for a season in courtship flourishes. The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book

On breaking some of the bricks they were found to bear distinctly the impression of tree leaves, and brought under the influence of a petrifying spring which exists not far from the spot. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1

I would have gone to him, after the first petrifying instant of surprise, but the singing-man stopped me. Everyman's Land

Most of their chemistry, such as it is, was learned in trying to prevent organic materials, like wood, from petrifying. Uller Uprising

Though he opposed the Kantian philosophy, because of its petrifying tendency, his antagonism was counteracted by others of the Weimar celebrities. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology

Early in the morning the Hon. Seneca Bowers returned to his home for a warmer overcoat, and met the petrifying version of his wife. The Henchman

By my faith! even in these degenerate days, we have petrifying influences left that may match the head of the Gorgon. Sword and Gown A Novel

Their material is travertine—a calcareous stone formed by the deposit of petrifying waters, which contains fragments of reeds, spiral shells, and other substances, embedded in the porous limestone. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series

How great his stupefaction, could he have seen his daughter standing midway on the stairs, one hand on the baluster, the other raised to her heart in petrifying fear! The Mayor of Warwick

She remained secluded in her cabin, or occupied an isolated position on deck, appearing at dinner with a brave show of appetite, diamonds and airs, paralysing her neighbours with a petrifying stare. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma

It was the tragedy of sweet beauty desecrated and lost, the petrifying horror of which has found its most unflinching modern expression in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Among Famous Books

The osteoid sarcoma is characterised by the formation of a tissue resembling bone but deficient in lime salts, and the petrifying sarcoma by the formation of calcified areas in the stroma. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.

Under its petrifying influence she backed out without another word, to communicate with the girls upon the portent. The Astonishing History of Troy Town

This truly-curious, though little venerable piece of antiquity, serves to assist the wise men in puzzling out the world's age, by computing how many centuries go to the petrifying a cart wheel. Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. I

Stage-fright, that waking nightmare of débutantes, clutched her at once, petrifying, while it tortured her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859

Had it been the Prioress herself, why then—— Few can remember the petrifying effect of a flash of sudden anger in the kindly eyes of Symon of Worcester. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century

A famous dropping-well, whose waters possess the power of rapidly petrifying every object exposed to them, is one of the most noticeable things in the neighborhood. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy

What mighty men must be submitted to the petrifying sneer—that indifference of selfism for great sympathies—of this volatile and heartless man of literature and rank! Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions

This awkward prominence of the costume does not come from the accident of modern dress, but from our unconscious repugnance to petrifying the man in one of his aspects. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864

The war was fast teaching me its petrifying lesson—to be incapable of horror. Tell England A Study in a Generation

It was not the first time this looking back had had a petrifying effect upon a woman. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century

Sonnets, 'the most puling, petrifying, stupidly platonic compositions,' ii. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals

This view is of some importance with respect to the envelopment of organic bodies in petrifying calcareous beds. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1

And just as the East has bound itself fast to externals, so the Raskolnik praises his fossilism to the skies, and would gladly run the risk of petrifying society in its inherited shape. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875

There is the petrifying sneer of a demon which excludes and kills Love, and there is the cordial laughter of a man which implies and cherishes it. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4

Readers of Amiel's 'Journal' will know what a sterilising, petrifying influence his trance-like contemplation of the Infinite had upon his life. Prose Fancies (Second Series)

And with more of this, Mr. Hall told Julia's secret, while Mrs. Anderson, between her anger and her rapt condition of mind, seemed to be petrifying. The End of the World A Love Story

They broke at a stroke, the strange petrifying numbness which Carlisle had felt mysteriously closing over her. V. V.'s Eyes

Bidding Dante avoid the Gorgon's petrifying glance, Virgil further assures the safety of his charge by holding his hands over Dante's eyes. The Book of the Epic

The fact is that the German Army, with all its great traditions, has been petrifying for many years back. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index

I had my doubts about the petrifying, but as I had to pass the cemetery on leaving her house, I asked the custodian at the gate if there was such a body there. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines

I am not entering a plea for hard, petrifying work. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour

There were other angry ladies who threatened Volunteers, addressing to them this petrifying query: "Would you be hurting the poor horses?" The Insurrection in Dublin

We have now, by the favour of this gentleman, obtained specimens of the petrifactions of Giezer; and, what is still more interesting, we have procured some of the water of those petrifying boiling springs. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4)

Alone, in the petrifying darkness, her teeth chattering, her limbs trembling, poor Asako huddled her misery into a corner of the dirty cell, to await the further tender mercies of the Japanese criminal code. Kimono

A petrifying sensation of astonishment crept over Tristram. The Reason Why

His hate grew every hour, and, like a petrifying spring, fell drop by drop about his heart, and made it stone. Bred in the Bone

This region, already filled by petrifying salts, but not completely hardened, has not been able to resist, as the region, a, an external pressure, and has become more or less misshapened. Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885

But It is chiefly in order to examine the means which, according to the theory of this treatise, are employed in petrifying bodies, that I consider it in this place. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4)

The human mind, like a woody fibre, when submitted to the action of a petrifying stream, gradually assimilates the qualities of its associates. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 384, August 8, 1829

They contain a combining principle, or the quality of petrifying and uniting various substances that may come in contact with them, such as flint, earth, stone, iron, &c. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers

The account of a petrifying quality in the earth here, though some will have it to be in the water of a spring hard by, is very strange. Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722

I shrunk back, as if to avoid some petrifying influence that approached me. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale

He halted and watched the young ones "petrifying" and disappearing on the ground before his eyes, and listening to the anxious calls of the old ones hidden in the thickets. Burning Daylight

The visionary Nun looked upon me for some minutes in silence: There was something petrifying in her regard. The Monk; a romance

She paused: Mrs. Peniston's face seemed to be petrifying as she listened. House of Mirth

They are the most puling, petrifying, stupidly platonic compositions. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2

All through the petrifying awkwardness of the late talk he had been seeking an excuse to go with Betty—to find out what was the matter. The Incomplete Amorist

A certain petrifying influence accompanied and surrounded her: without passion, noise, or violence, she held them in check as a breezeless frost-air might still a brawling stream. Villette

Why not—if only to keep us from petrifying an imperfect notion, and calling it an Idea? Miracles of Our Lord

The petrifying influence of surprise yielded to the impetuosities of passion. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker

Something in me had suddenly turned stony, like a plant plunged in petrifying water. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth

It had freedom and wildness, and was almost wholly innocent of any petrifying educational influences. Lying Prophets

The Captain, having gained his point, walked away, making, however, various grimaces of disgust, and whispering from side to side "he's the most petrifying fellow I ever was obsedé by!" Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2

Unlike the marble of antiquity awakening into life, she might have been compared to a living woman petrifying into stone. The Companions of Jehu

He is as stiff as if he had been dipped in petrifying water and turned into his own statue. Character Writings of the 17th Century

So when Amphion bade the lyre To more majestic sound aspire, Behold the mad'ning throng, In wonder and oblivion drowned, To sculpture turned by magic sound, And petrifying song. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe

"I fear," said the Captain, smiling as they passed him, without offering any assistance, "you will find it extreme petrifying; for my part, I confess I am not upon the principle of crowding." Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1

The Captain, after looking at him with a surprise not wholly unmixt with horror, turned from him without making any answer, and said to Cecilia, "And how long, ma'am, have you tried this petrifying place?" Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2

It was this lurking knowledge, shut her eyes to it as she might, that acted on her nature like a petrifying influence. What Can She Do?

His English alone hearkened to his call; superstition had laid her petrifying hand on all the rest. The Scottish Chiefs

May this letter prove to you and to Madame Agassiz that I am petrifying only at the extremities, —the heart is still warm. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence

"He is a most petrifying wretch, I assure you," said the Captain; "I am obsede by him partout; if I had known he had been so near, I should certainly have said nothing." Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1

Mrs. Crewe, not admiring this familiarity, moved away, giving her at the same time a look of dignified distance that was almost petrifying. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2

"Thou too art against me, accursed one!" said Judas contemptuously, as he breathed with difficulty, and swayed his heavy head, in which all the thoughts were now petrifying. The Crushed Flower and Other Stories

Was sorrowful shame, or her infatuation for the adventurer he cursed in his heart by his gods, the influence that was petrifying her into this unlovely caricature of her once bright and affectionate self? At Last

Where matter thus succeeds in dulling the outward life of the soul, in petrifying its movements and thwarting its gracefulness, it achieves, at the expense of the body, an effect that is comic. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic

How wretchedly empty is the town! petrifying to a degree! Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1

His coveted bread was petrifying between his teeth. At the Mercy of Tiberius

Such are popularly known as petrifying springs, although they merely incrust the objects and do not convert them into stone. The Elements of Geology

Generosity and pity were fast undoing the petrifying influences of her early disappointment, their mutual reserve, and tacit misunderstandings. At Last

The Gorgon's head, according to the fables of antiquity, never had a more instantaneous or petrifying effect, than that which this countenance produced upon the astonished youth. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle

After the hubbub of the barricades the ominous silence was like icy water, chilling and petrifying with an indefinable fear. Huntingtower

Every geologist is aware how often silicified trees occur in volcanic tuffs, the perfect preservation of their internal structure showing that they have not decayed before the petrifying material was supplied. The Student's Elements of Geology

The most common petrifying materials are calcite, silica, and pyrite. The Elements of Geology

There was a petrifying quality about the silence which followed. The Rosary

Belike, himself forgets the doubtful core Of this still-curdling, petrifying ooze. The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations

Right upon them, from some place, just out the circle of light, rose a scream, by reason of its proximity the most piercing and agonizing yet heard, simply petrifying the group until the peal passed. The Man of the Forest

Never, never again will I submit to this method of correspondence; it is absolutely petrifying to one's genius. A Summer in a Canyon

Hence with those monstrous features, and, O! spare That Gorgon’s look, and petrifying stare. Essays and Tales

On the one side of the fire the chief's mother sat like a Fate, for ever splitting and knotting bark, and petrifying me by her cold, fateful eyes. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

The same petrifying influence that had fallen on her at the interview with him of the previous day fell on her now. Armadale

Laurence looked at the agents with a petrifying glance and said, in a firm voice:— "You have less pity than the executioner." An Historical Mystery

Masson, a painter, held to a doctrine of eternal recurrence that was petrifying. The Valley of the Moon

The first was bitter and petrifying to feel, but the second was gay, enervating, and horrible. A Voyage to Arcturus

So it may happen that terror may become petrifying coldness, and then not one of the typical marks of terror appears. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students

It has been my fate to see great educational funds fossilise into mere bricks and mortar in the petrifying springs of architecture, with nothing left to work them. Autobiography and Selected Essays

Dantes was on the way he desired to follow, and was moving towards the end he wished to achieve; his heart was in a fair way of petrifying in his bosom. The Count of Monte Cristo

The Elsa, a little stream, which flows into the Arno about twenty miles below Florence, is said to possess a petrifying quality. v. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete

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例句	petrifying Worse still, it isn’t actually necessary to look to space for petrifying danger. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Mr. Lemoncello. Make him go away. His library is a petrifying place full of cheaters!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It was there, hanging in open air—stentorian and petrifying in its effects. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It’s a cry that travels far and wide, and is absolutely petrifying when heard close up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Doc Daneeka cried shrilly with a surging, petrifying sensation of some on- rushing unavoidable disaster. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It’s not the snakes that are so petrifying to people. November must-read books: Lynda Barry's comics, Carmen Maria Machado's "In the Dream House" and more 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z This book provides the very information, from the scorching savannah to the petrifying poles and the frightening forests to the odious oceans and rapid rivers. Not for parents: How to be a World Explorer by Lonely Planet - review 2012-11-26T09:00:00Z Because that seems sort of redundant, given how inherently petrifying bears are. Is Man vs Bear the weirdest TV show of the year? 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z The Antonia episode, though, nodding at classic horror movies from Lugosi's Dracula to early Cronenberg, is the stuff of genius and absolutely petrifying. The Tales of Hoffmann ? review 2012-02-12T17:49:40Z For Cody, being unable to budge, reach his inhaler or see the rescue efforts is petrifying. ‘Silo’ Review: When Life on a Farm Is Far From Wholesome 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z I was the concertmaster for his concert, which was petrifying and thrilling. Playing for Lenny: Musicians Recall the ‘Magical’ Bernstein 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z But it’s the hallucinatory aspect of sleep paralysis that is its most petrifying feature. ‘A dark presence squats on my chest’: the waking nightmare of sleep paralysis 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z This is a petrifying moment in our lives. France's 'lost generation' of jobless youth finds film portrait in Juliette 2013-07-20T23:06:06Z When he stalks the streets, it is often with a blinding flash attached to his camera, which he’ll pop off at an arm’s length from his subjects, petrifying them in the glare. Bruce Gilden’s Gritty Vision of a Lost New York 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Back in London, Haunted History Ghost Walks explore the city’s “most horrid history and petrifying ghost stories.” In Transit Blog: On Halloween Weekend, Exploring London's Scary Side 2011-10-27T10:00:27Z "It was petrifying and it was wonderful," he reflects. Tim Rushton: ballet's boy from the Midlands is back 2011-01-27T13:33:06Z “In television, when I go out and do something new, it’s petrifying,” Cox said. They Screamed, We Screamed. Now They’re in ‘Scream’ Again. 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z In them, the New Yorker not only showed he was a free-jazz saxophonist of petrifying power but a 24/7 iconoclast determined to transform every musical situation he got into. Ultramagnetic MCs, Trash Talk, Zorn@60: this week's new live music 2013-07-06T05:00:00Z There is one class of ordeal to which, although it would be petrifying to live through, the reader becomes swiftly numb. What Makes an American Hero? (Or a Canadian One?) 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z “It felt daunting and impossible, petrifying and exhilarating,” she said. ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Takes Its Final Curtsy 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The fall stretched every one of those unbearably petrifying seconds. What does it really feel like to fall out of a building? 2013-05-25T22:30:00Z There’s something soothing about that but also petrifying, like there is no place to run but to where you are. This Artist Proposes a Community Space ‘to Dream, to Imagine’ 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z While wiping fake blood from his eye, he said that this occasion, for which he’d paid $150, was as petrifying as the first: “I was absolutely terrified!” Business Is Boo-ing! The World of Extreme Haunts 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Trauma is never far away, often appearing in the most innocent disguises, like a simple swimming lesson that becomes a petrifying test of manliness. Review: In ‘We the Animals,’ Three Brothers Rush Toward Maturity 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z “Oh, petrifying, horrifying, yes, yeah,” Mr. Hanks said, grimacing. Hollywood’s Most Decent Fella on Harvey, Trump and History 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z But those of us who championed its 2005 precursor, the artfully petrifying “Wolf Creek,” neither need nor want reminding. ‘Wolf Creek 2’ Features an Even Scarier Australian Outback 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z After proving that I would be a viable “Survivor” contestant, we went in search of the truly petrifying item on our list. Here’s what the new 2023 WA State Fair highlights are like 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Holley gifts his readers with a uniquely intimate history of Black liberation that clearly demonstrates the error in petrifying these figures. Tupac Shakur's radical family's Black Liberation legacy gets a 'magnificent' history 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z "It can really be something else, you know? The ocean can be scary when there are no waves. When here is big… it can be petrifying." 'The horizon turned black'- riding the world's biggest wave 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, in a posting on his Twitter account, called on the world to condemn what he called a “petrifying war crime” and a “brutal violation of international humanitarian law.” Ukraine and Russia trade blame for attack killing Mariupol prisoners 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Mrs Florek said spending 24 hours in Lviv had been "petrifying, not knowing if we would make it out" as air raid sirens blared. Disabled people are forgotten victims of Ukraine war: Sister 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The question now is how to move forward promoting authenticity in authorship without siloing diverse filmmakers, petrifying conflict-avoidant gatekeepers and eating each other alive. 'Jihad Rehab' started a furor at Sundance. But the problem is bigger than one film 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z "It was one of the most petrifying experiences of my life," Thomas remembers. 'The conversation around living with HIV must be had' 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Kauser Jan, who was a teenager living in Bradford at the time of the attacks, described the atmosphere in the city as "absolutely petrifying". Yorkshire Ripper death: Women recall fear in West Yorkshire 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z The petrifying absurdity of this presidency was brought home when the company that owns Lysol had to issue a statement on Friday declaring that “under no circumstance” should its products be ingested or injected. Opinion \| To solve our problems, marginalize Trump 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z But Daniel Hudson and Doolittle, pushed to the very edge of the plank, survived in a game with almost petrifying late-inning tension. Perspective \| Nationals fans, welcome to the World Series. Here’s hoping you make it to the end. 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The idea of sitting for days of interviews — just their two faces filling the screen — was petrifying to the Lewises. Why twin brothers revealed secret child abuse on-camera in Netflix's 'Tell Me Who I Am' 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z She described waking up without her memories as "petrifying". 'I couldn't remember giving birth to my son' 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z That is petrifying — especially regarding a national security adviser whose job is essentially that of an honest broker. Opinion \| What about the advisers who tried to goad Trump into war? 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z His extraordinary, petrifying ride has taught him a lot about the modern world. Trapped in a hoax: survivors of conspiracy theories speak out 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Staying single is presented as petrifying on all fronts. The hidden, horrifying costs of being single \| Emily Hill 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z It’s a bold, exciting, petrifying vision of the future. Magic Leap Headset Test Drive: Off Your Phone and Into Your World 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The experience, he writes, is “isolating, mystifying, petrifying”. ‘We believed we could remake ourselves any way we liked’: how the 1990s shaped #MeToo 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z “Black Monday” was a petrifying moment — an even bigger decline in both points and percentage than the stock market crash of 1929. How Does Monday’s Stock Plunge Stack Up? 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Ige learned two minutes after the announcement that the Jan. 13 alert was mistaken, but it took him another 15 petrifying minutes to tweet out: “There is NO missile threat.” Opinion \| What Hawaii’s governor has learned about the politics of war jitters 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z McGillivray, now 37, said she was initially afraid to speak out, calling it “petrifying.” ‘My pain is everyday’: After Weinstein’s fall, Trump accusers wonder: Why not him? 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z Mr Sessions, moreover, helps to set an official tone which, in Memphis—home to perhaps 30,000 undocumented immigrants—is petrifying. Jeff Sessions is already leaving his mark on America 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z A: No, but I will say this: His big toe was so petrifying, it could scare the stripes off a zebra. Perspective \| From arm wrestling to Charles Barkley: 23 more reasons sports on TV remain compelling 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Although a tough disciplinarian renowned for his petrifying demeanor, Moran was admired by those under his command and even some of Liverpool’s fiercest rivals. Former Liverpool captain and coach Ronnie Moran dies at 83 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Whether our very own check box is a privilege or petrifying is still to be decided. I’m a bit brown. But in America I’m white. Not for much longer\| Arwa Mahdawi 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Then as now, he was a petrifying megalomaniac with no grip on reality, or not a reality shared by others. I interviewed Trump in 1988. He was a megalomaniac then – and he still is \| Polly Toynbee 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z And so much else in Trump’s often nasty encounter with reporters was, quite simply, petrifying. Obama’s moving farewell, Trump’s terrifying hello 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z It’s good to be scared and it’s good to put yourself in situations that are petrifying because I learned a lot from it. Playing Chet Baker in 'Born to be Blue' was an unexpected second chance for Ethan Hawke 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Barbara, known as Barbie, later said that in the petrifying minutes that Roberts stood over the girls, holding a gun and talking about taking revenge on God, Marian said: “Shoot me first.” 'The happening': 10 years after the Amish shooting 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Will Grigg, a backup Northern Ireland forward, was always on fire, petrifying defenses to fans who revived and appropriated GALA’s 1990s dance hit “Freed From Desire.” Dour games, joy for underdogs at violence-marred Euro 2016 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z But the move is classic Cruz, and exactly why people find him so petrifying. Ted Cruz's Counterterrorism Strategy Is Unconstitutional 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z These unknowns are petrifying, given Trump’s open authoritarianism in how he deals with dissent. The Middle Finger Vote 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Much of the giant squid’s following is based on its place in mythic lore as a petrifying monster. A brief history of squid video 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Waiters are intimidating; waitresses, especially pretty ones, can be petrifying. You Just Got Out of Prison. Now What? 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z If those two can only spare us more petrifying moments, everything else should work out fine. SNYDER: Wizards hope injuries to John Wall, Bradley Beal don’t slow playoff push 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z El Capitan is so sheer and steep that even the easiest of these routes qualify, for advanced recreational climbers, as petrifying and magnificent once-in-a-lifetime adventures. The Heart-Stopping Climbs of Alex Honnold 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The story is petrifying for people like me who are already paranoid about cyber security. What's the difference between a hack and an exploit? 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z They look petrifying, and the action gets pleasingly surreal when Zenith and his companion are sucked into the belly of the beast, dodging talon-like teeth and weird organs as they seek a weak spot. Zenith: Phase One review – the return of the 2000 AD superhero 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z “I think a lot brands have had to find out how to do comedy, and, for a lot of brands, it’s petrifying.” CollegeHumor And Jash Cofounders On Comedy And Brands' Symbiotic Relationship 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z “It was like right next to me. It was petrifying.” Great white shark topples kayakers off Massachusetts coast 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z For many, the idea of reinventing themselves is petrifying. How To Reinvent When Life Goes Off The Rails 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z The idea of the mind vanishing is more petrifying than much of the bodily devastation we are privy to. Well: The Silence of Doctors Around Alzheimer’s 2014-05-08T10:00:51Z It is rare to see Ohuruogu the sports personality on our TV screens, although she was a guest on Channel 4's Something for the Weekend last Sunday, an experience the world champion described as "petrifying". 'We're athletes, not pop stars' 2013-09-12T07:26:06Z "But at the time the idea of making a fool of myself in front of guys whom I already found intimidating was petrifying." Painting, pints, samba bands and Bullseye 2013-05-13T05:46:33Z It was a petrifying but exhilarating welcome to the wilderness. A Trumpet in the Wild 2013-03-14T20:39:12Z Just about the only thing that eclipsed the ongoing horse horror was the petrifying footage of the Russian meteor strike, some of which resembled a celestial game of Angry Birds played by God. On the downside: bad meat and angry meteors. On the upside: awesome footage 2013-02-17T20:00:05Z Just when you need a confidence boost, a genuine opportunity to put things right and get a result on the board, you are faced with the petrifying prospect of taking on New Zealand. Wales v New Zealand (Sat) 2012-11-23T09:17:56Z As well as the serotonin boost, many depressives experience a petrifying muzziness in the head – we can't think straight for all the clutter and contradictions. Exercise is no panacea for depression – but it keeps it at bay 2012-06-06T15:33:23Z All safeguards against a petrifying routine were now broken down. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Greatly pleased with this gift, the goddess set it in the center of her terrible Ægis, where it retained all its petrifying power, and served her in many a fight. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z We must not think in the petrifying terms of the last epoch: "militarism," "military organization," "the unproductiveness of compulsory labor." Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z It is very pleasant that in the Van bazars ladies can walk about freely, encountering neither the hoots of boys nor the petrifying Islamic scowl. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Vaguely the sullen lad, crouching back in the prisoner's chair, was aware of a hardening and petrifying resolve on the rugged faces in the jury-box. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Within are vast humid caverns, over which the wide roof awfully extends, adorned with hollow tubes like icicles, while a small transparent petrifying stream trickles down the rock. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z These petrifying qualities of the water, caused by the combined action of lime, soda, magnesia and iron have made the mill-wheels which turn in Coal Creek incapable of decay. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z In one part is a petrifying spring, which always stands at one temperature. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z What can have been said or done, in this short absence, to make my sight thus petrifying? The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z An endless term of waiting in motionless patience ensued, and the agonised watcher felt the dull silence around like the influence of a petrifying basilisk, slowly tormenting its victim to death. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z The disheveled hair seemed to move; her gaze rested upon Henri with petrifying power. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z A certain Basilisk having attained great success in petrifying all who came under his personal observation, there was a Scheme set afoot to present him with some Token of popular esteem and regard. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z Some of the springs have a petrifying quality. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z His long, sallow, and imperturbable visage, with its expression of cool menace, and foreign aspect, combined with the preconceived notion of a supernatural and mysterious power, seemed endowed with the petrifying influence of Medusa's head. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z It was a petrifying spring, and everything dipped in its waters was presently coated with a fine, stony sediment and practically turned to stone. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z He was obsessed with the petrifying vision of a uniform cruel selfishness staring out of every woman's face: countess, courtezan, or kitchen maid, all are cast in the same gorgon mold. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Oh, but a hidden sin is a mean thing, father—a dwarfing, petrifying, corroding, unmanly thing. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Below the castle is the public-house called 'Mother Shipton,' bearing her picture and the inscription— 'Near to this petrifying well I first drew breath, as records tell.' Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z He dropped the too true volume from his hand; his petrifying heart dropped hollowly within him, as a pebble down Carrisbrook well. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z This was Mrs. Booth’s little parable, and while none of our hearts had been dipped in this petrifying spring, it woke us to new desires to do more for the suffering poor. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z Grief acts as a powerful solvent to the one class—to the other, it is as the waters of a petrifying spring. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 The latter flows to Belfast Lough, the former drains Lough Neagh, which is fed by a number of smaller streams, among them the Crumlin, whose waters have petrifying powers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The face is like stone, the dark eyes all wild and wide, the lips apart; she stands as if slowly petrifying. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir A German name for the deposits from springs holding carbonate of lime in solution—petrifying springs. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology She was about to speak when he abruptly halted and faced her with a petrifying burst of malignance. Ewing\\'s Lady Then, when he came, she scolded, and wept; but men get used to women's tears; and, like petrifying waters, they only harden their hearts as they fall. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. It’s the only bit of me that has a chance of feeling cold out here—but it’s petrifying fast enough. An Unknown Lover In the seventies it was still a rare and petrifying experience to see a young girl smoke. A Question of Marriage There are streams which have a petrifying power, and convert the substances which they touch into marble. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology What an opportunity is thus offered for the study of the natural evolution of language, unfettered by the petrifying art of writing! American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them Starvation and Despair, two fiends, seemed sitting beside him in shadowy ghastliness, chilling and palsying him—petrifying his heart within him. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. You might fancy early Venice one wilderness of brick, which a petrifying sea had beaten upon till it coated it with marble: at first a dark city—washed white by the sea foam. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) This science must be content to distinguish the "living" social forms from those that owe their origin to the "petrifying" action of the State, and to condemn these latter. Anarchism and Socialism But, to tell you a secret, if I were convinced that they are necessarily and universally different from us—fickle, soon petrifying, unsympathizing—I would never marry. Shirley This petrifying, this heart-rending suspense was happily but of short continuance. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. "You—ordered—Mr. Titmouse—off!!" exclaimed Tag-rag, starting back aghast, and almost petrifying his voluble and officious assistant. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. Religious preachments from a secular heart are the droppings of a petrifying spring, which convert all that they fall upon into stone. Leading Articles on Various Subjects Two men had entered the courtyard—had entered with astonishing, with petrifying nonchalance, as it seemed to him. The Wild Geese At other times, a vegetable or animal substance, while undergoing decomposition in a successive manner, and by obvious degrees, is pressed by the petrifying liquid that already surrounds it. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 His eyes winced under the heavy petrifying, unseeing stare of Saxham's blue ones.... The Dop Doctor I believe I am slowly petrifying; I neither suffer nor enjoy as formerly; my feelings are deadened; I am growing callous, indifferent to everything. Macaria Hard or petrifying water, as that of Matlock, or such as is found in all limestone or marly countries. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Was there ever such petrifying of the evasive flame? Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Then his eye slowly travelled up to the level of Paul's head, his expression changing meanwhile to a petrifying glare. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers After five years' triumphant progress in society she was accustomed to the petrifying effect of her sudden presence on a beauty-worshipping sex. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World Though Lord Byron wrote a few himself he defined the sonnet as “The most puling, petrifying, stupidly Platonic composition.” Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide It is as in some of these petrifying streams, the water is charged with particles which it deposits upon everything that is laid in its course. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John The body, in petrifying, had closed around it like a vice—the hand holding it in a position slanting downwards, as if in that direction he had attempted to draw it from the wound. The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West We, too, or some of us, have known the strange petrifying, hardening effect of sin on the conscience. Gloria Crucis addresses delivered in Lichfield Cathedral Holy Week and Good Friday, 1907 “It is not love that steals the heart from love: ’Tis the hard world, and its perplexing cares; Its petrifying selfishness, its pride, its low ambition, and its paltry aims.” The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century I had no idea that there were any petrifying waters hereabouts.” Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo Pixie silent; Pixie dignified; Pixie quietly but unmistakably holding her sister and guardian at arm’s length, this was an experience petrifying in its unexpectedness! The Love Affairs of Pixie She appeared to be going through a petrifying process, so marble was her complexion, so rigid her features, so unchanging her attitude. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Alas! the illusions of the old stand round their petrifying souls like statues of granite; no earthly power avails to strike them down, and death alone can break them. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The Gorgons, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, were the three daughters of Phorcys and Ceto, and were the personification of those benumbing, and, as it were, petrifying sensations, which result from sudden and extreme fear. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome When, therefore, the tyrant assembled his court to see how Perseus had done his task, the son avenged his mother's wrongs by petrifying the assemblage—king, courtiers and all! St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 The resulting shriek and its consequences seemed to have a petrifying effect on the animal, for it stood stock still for some moments, and simply gazed. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew Thus the maternal instinct, in its evil mood, aims at petrifying and rendering immobile that helpless youthfulness in its offspring which the possessive passion finds so provocative and exciting. The Complex Vision The farmer’s son seemed to be gradually petrifying with fear: he held on upon a fold of the sail instinctively, without at all assisting to bundle it up. Rattlin the Reefer There it opens out into huge caverns, and rises up into great cracks and chambers caused by the petrifying stony water. First in the Field A Story of New South Wales The longing for a real heart-to-heart friendship had been on one side only; that was the first, and most petrifying revelation. Flaming June The sudden sight of Medusa’s head could hardly have had a more petrifying effect. The Master of the Shell Monogamy is not something that suddenly and finally takes shape, a petrifying of emotion that for a season in courtship flourishes. The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book On breaking some of the bricks they were found to bear distinctly the impression of tree leaves, and brought under the influence of a petrifying spring which exists not far from the spot. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 I would have gone to him, after the first petrifying instant of surprise, but the singing-man stopped me. Everyman's Land Most of their chemistry, such as it is, was learned in trying to prevent organic materials, like wood, from petrifying. Uller Uprising Though he opposed the Kantian philosophy, because of its petrifying tendency, his antagonism was counteracted by others of the Weimar celebrities. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Early in the morning the Hon. Seneca Bowers returned to his home for a warmer overcoat, and met the petrifying version of his wife. The Henchman By my faith! even in these degenerate days, we have petrifying influences left that may match the head of the Gorgon. Sword and Gown A Novel Their material is travertine—a calcareous stone formed by the deposit of petrifying waters, which contains fragments of reeds, spiral shells, and other substances, embedded in the porous limestone. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series How great his stupefaction, could he have seen his daughter standing midway on the stairs, one hand on the baluster, the other raised to her heart in petrifying fear! The Mayor of Warwick She remained secluded in her cabin, or occupied an isolated position on deck, appearing at dinner with a brave show of appetite, diamonds and airs, paralysing her neighbours with a petrifying stare. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma It was the tragedy of sweet beauty desecrated and lost, the petrifying horror of which has found its most unflinching modern expression in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Among Famous Books The osteoid sarcoma is characterised by the formation of a tissue resembling bone but deficient in lime salts, and the petrifying sarcoma by the formation of calcified areas in the stroma. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. Under its petrifying influence she backed out without another word, to communicate with the girls upon the portent. The Astonishing History of Troy Town This truly-curious, though little venerable piece of antiquity, serves to assist the wise men in puzzling out the world's age, by computing how many centuries go to the petrifying a cart wheel. Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. I Stage-fright, that waking nightmare of débutantes, clutched her at once, petrifying, while it tortured her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 Had it been the Prioress herself, why then—— Few can remember the petrifying effect of a flash of sudden anger in the kindly eyes of Symon of Worcester. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century A famous dropping-well, whose waters possess the power of rapidly petrifying every object exposed to them, is one of the most noticeable things in the neighborhood. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy What mighty men must be submitted to the petrifying sneer—that indifference of selfism for great sympathies—of this volatile and heartless man of literature and rank! Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions This awkward prominence of the costume does not come from the accident of modern dress, but from our unconscious repugnance to petrifying the man in one of his aspects. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 The war was fast teaching me its petrifying lesson—to be incapable of horror. Tell England A Study in a Generation It was not the first time this looking back had had a petrifying effect upon a woman. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century Sonnets, 'the most puling, petrifying, stupidly platonic compositions,' ii. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals This view is of some importance with respect to the envelopment of organic bodies in petrifying calcareous beds. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 And just as the East has bound itself fast to externals, so the Raskolnik praises his fossilism to the skies, and would gladly run the risk of petrifying society in its inherited shape. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 There is the petrifying sneer of a demon which excludes and kills Love, and there is the cordial laughter of a man which implies and cherishes it. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 Readers of Amiel's 'Journal' will know what a sterilising, petrifying influence his trance-like contemplation of the Infinite had upon his life. Prose Fancies (Second Series) And with more of this, Mr. Hall told Julia's secret, while Mrs. Anderson, between her anger and her rapt condition of mind, seemed to be petrifying. The End of the World A Love Story They broke at a stroke, the strange petrifying numbness which Carlisle had felt mysteriously closing over her. V. V.'s Eyes Bidding Dante avoid the Gorgon's petrifying glance, Virgil further assures the safety of his charge by holding his hands over Dante's eyes. The Book of the Epic The fact is that the German Army, with all its great traditions, has been petrifying for many years back. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index I had my doubts about the petrifying, but as I had to pass the cemetery on leaving her house, I asked the custodian at the gate if there was such a body there. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines I am not entering a plea for hard, petrifying work. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour There were other angry ladies who threatened Volunteers, addressing to them this petrifying query: "Would you be hurting the poor horses?" The Insurrection in Dublin We have now, by the favour of this gentleman, obtained specimens of the petrifactions of Giezer; and, what is still more interesting, we have procured some of the water of those petrifying boiling springs. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) Alone, in the petrifying darkness, her teeth chattering, her limbs trembling, poor Asako huddled her misery into a corner of the dirty cell, to await the further tender mercies of the Japanese criminal code. Kimono A petrifying sensation of astonishment crept over Tristram. The Reason Why His hate grew every hour, and, like a petrifying spring, fell drop by drop about his heart, and made it stone. Bred in the Bone This region, already filled by petrifying salts, but not completely hardened, has not been able to resist, as the region, a, an external pressure, and has become more or less misshapened. Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 But It is chiefly in order to examine the means which, according to the theory of this treatise, are employed in petrifying bodies, that I consider it in this place. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) The human mind, like a woody fibre, when submitted to the action of a petrifying stream, gradually assimilates the qualities of its associates. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 384, August 8, 1829 They contain a combining principle, or the quality of petrifying and uniting various substances that may come in contact with them, such as flint, earth, stone, iron, &c. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers The account of a petrifying quality in the earth here, though some will have it to be in the water of a spring hard by, is very strange. Tour through Eastern Counties of England, 1722 I shrunk back, as if to avoid some petrifying influence that approached me. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale He halted and watched the young ones "petrifying" and disappearing on the ground before his eyes, and listening to the anxious calls of the old ones hidden in the thickets. Burning Daylight The visionary Nun looked upon me for some minutes in silence: There was something petrifying in her regard. The Monk; a romance She paused: Mrs. Peniston's face seemed to be petrifying as she listened. House of Mirth They are the most puling, petrifying, stupidly platonic compositions. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 All through the petrifying awkwardness of the late talk he had been seeking an excuse to go with Betty—to find out what was the matter. The Incomplete Amorist A certain petrifying influence accompanied and surrounded her: without passion, noise, or violence, she held them in check as a breezeless frost-air might still a brawling stream. Villette Why not—if only to keep us from petrifying an imperfect notion, and calling it an Idea? Miracles of Our Lord The petrifying influence of surprise yielded to the impetuosities of passion. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker Something in me had suddenly turned stony, like a plant plunged in petrifying water. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth It had freedom and wildness, and was almost wholly innocent of any petrifying educational influences. Lying Prophets The Captain, having gained his point, walked away, making, however, various grimaces of disgust, and whispering from side to side "he's the most petrifying fellow I ever was obsedé by!" Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2 Unlike the marble of antiquity awakening into life, she might have been compared to a living woman petrifying into stone. The Companions of Jehu He is as stiff as if he had been dipped in petrifying water and turned into his own statue. Character Writings of the 17th Century So when Amphion bade the lyre To more majestic sound aspire, Behold the mad'ning throng, In wonder and oblivion drowned, To sculpture turned by magic sound, And petrifying song. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe "I fear," said the Captain, smiling as they passed him, without offering any assistance, "you will find it extreme petrifying; for my part, I confess I am not upon the principle of crowding." Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 The Captain, after looking at him with a surprise not wholly unmixt with horror, turned from him without making any answer, and said to Cecilia, "And how long, ma'am, have you tried this petrifying place?" Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2 It was this lurking knowledge, shut her eyes to it as she might, that acted on her nature like a petrifying influence. What Can She Do? His English alone hearkened to his call; superstition had laid her petrifying hand on all the rest. The Scottish Chiefs May this letter prove to you and to Madame Agassiz that I am petrifying only at the extremities, —the heart is still warm. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence "He is a most petrifying wretch, I assure you," said the Captain; "I am obsede by him partout; if I had known he had been so near, I should certainly have said nothing." Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 Mrs. Crewe, not admiring this familiarity, moved away, giving her at the same time a look of dignified distance that was almost petrifying. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 "Thou too art against me, accursed one!" said Judas contemptuously, as he breathed with difficulty, and swayed his heavy head, in which all the thoughts were now petrifying. The Crushed Flower and Other Stories Was sorrowful shame, or her infatuation for the adventurer he cursed in his heart by his gods, the influence that was petrifying her into this unlovely caricature of her once bright and affectionate self? At Last Where matter thus succeeds in dulling the outward life of the soul, in petrifying its movements and thwarting its gracefulness, it achieves, at the expense of the body, an effect that is comic. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic How wretchedly empty is the town! petrifying to a degree! Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 His coveted bread was petrifying between his teeth. At the Mercy of Tiberius Such are popularly known as petrifying springs, although they merely incrust the objects and do not convert them into stone. The Elements of Geology Generosity and pity were fast undoing the petrifying influences of her early disappointment, their mutual reserve, and tacit misunderstandings. At Last The Gorgon's head, according to the fables of antiquity, never had a more instantaneous or petrifying effect, than that which this countenance produced upon the astonished youth. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle After the hubbub of the barricades the ominous silence was like icy water, chilling and petrifying with an indefinable fear. Huntingtower Every geologist is aware how often silicified trees occur in volcanic tuffs, the perfect preservation of their internal structure showing that they have not decayed before the petrifying material was supplied. The Student's Elements of Geology The most common petrifying materials are calcite, silica, and pyrite. The Elements of Geology There was a petrifying quality about the silence which followed. The Rosary Belike, himself forgets the doubtful core Of this still-curdling, petrifying ooze. The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations Right upon them, from some place, just out the circle of light, rose a scream, by reason of its proximity the most piercing and agonizing yet heard, simply petrifying the group until the peal passed. The Man of the Forest Never, never again will I submit to this method of correspondence; it is absolutely petrifying to one's genius. A Summer in a Canyon Hence with those monstrous features, and, O! spare That Gorgon’s look, and petrifying stare. Essays and Tales On the one side of the fire the chief's mother sat like a Fate, for ever splitting and knotting bark, and petrifying me by her cold, fateful eyes. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan The same petrifying influence that had fallen on her at the interview with him of the previous day fell on her now. Armadale Laurence looked at the agents with a petrifying glance and said, in a firm voice:— "You have less pity than the executioner." An Historical Mystery Masson, a painter, held to a doctrine of eternal recurrence that was petrifying. The Valley of the Moon The first was bitter and petrifying to feel, but the second was gay, enervating, and horrible. A Voyage to Arcturus So it may happen that terror may become petrifying coldness, and then not one of the typical marks of terror appears. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students It has been my fate to see great educational funds fossilise into mere bricks and mortar in the petrifying springs of architecture, with nothing left to work them. Autobiography and Selected Essays Dantes was on the way he desired to follow, and was moving towards the end he wished to achieve; his heart was in a fair way of petrifying in his bosom. The Count of Monte Cristo The Elsa, a little stream, which flows into the Arno about twenty miles below Florence, is said to possess a petrifying quality. v. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete
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